e/Race card

Information
has gloss	eng: Playing the race card is an idiomatic phrase that refers to the act of bringing the issue of race or racism into a debate, perhaps to obfuscate the matter. Playing the race card is amplified in socio-political systems where individuals know they may be formally awarded special access to rights and resources, based upon their membership of a racial group. Race card is a metaphorical reference to card games in which a trump card may be used to gain an advantage.
lexicalization	eng: Race Card
instance of	c/American English idioms

Meaning
Finnish
has gloss	fin: "Rasistikortin" käyttö tarkoittaa pyrkimystä leimata etnisistä vähemmistöistä epäsuotuisia väitteitä esittävä henkilö rasistiksi riippumatta väitteiden asiasisällöstä tai henkilön motiiveista.
lexicalization	fin: rasistikortti