These are some of the other forms of discrimination that we don't usually take note of.
Lookism - act of discrimination or prejudice against people based on their appearance.
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Ageism - act of discrimination based on one's age;especially when there is prejudice against the old.
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Disablism -

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Xenophobia - fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign.
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