"It was just pure racism," she said.

"It's pure racism," said the man who has at times refused to use the r-word.

Some Muslim activists have also expressed that, "Arabism is racism, pure and simple."

Russell has said, "A lot of it was pure racism."

Ashe attributes the suffering of the black athlete of the early years to pure racism.

The reason there is a lack of black head coaches is pure racism, they said, not a small talent pool or anything else.

To refuse to talk to someone just because of their nationality is pure racism, and totally unacceptable for a member of parliament".

This is racism, pure and simple.

Thus he is driven far more by an obsessive need for vengeance than pure unmotivated racism.

"This is the worst kind of double standard, pure racism," an Indian woman said sternly.