-Isms and -Phobias are discriminatory (and often hostile) believes and behaviors based in stereotypes, fear, and ignorance. These are some of the most common ones.

• Racism – Discrimination against people of color because of their race.
• Colorism – Within-group and between-group discrimination against people of color with darker skin tones, and giving preference to people of color with lighter skin tones.
• Tokenism – The practice of using people of color in a symbolic gesture to avoid criticism or being called racist.
• Anti-Semitism – Discrimination against a Jewish people or people perceived to be Jewish because of their affiliation to Judaism.
• Sexism – Discrimination against women and girls because of their sex.
• Ableism – Discrimination against people with impaired or limited abilities because of their physical abilities.
• Ageism – Discrimination against older populations because of their age and perceived competence or capabilities.
• Classism – Discrimination against people of lower class because of their economic status.
• Elitism – Discrimination against people believed to be “less than” in terms of education, money, job status/position, etc.
• Heterosexism/Homophobia – Discrimination against non-heterosexual people because of their sexuality.
• Transphobia – Discrimination against transpeople or gender non-conforming people because of their gender identity.
• Xenophobia – Discrimination against people from other countries or anyone deemed “foreign” because of their immigrant or visitor status.
• Islamophobia - Discrimination against anyone practicing or perceived to be a practitioner of Islam because of their religious affiliation.
• Atheophobia – Discrimination against anyone who identifies as Atheist or is perceived to be Atheist because of their lack of religious affiliation.
• Fatphobia – Discrimination against people with bigger bodies because of their size.