ghetto passes

A form of ghetto pass — The acceptance of white people into a nonwhite community; or, a privilege or permission granted to white people to appropriate nonwhite culture, attitudes, language, and behavior.

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of ghetto pass
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