Race card

[4][8] An example of this use of the term occurred during the O. J. Simpson murder case, when critics accused the defense of "playing the race card",[9] in presenting Mark Fuhrman's past as reasons to draw his credibility as a witness into question.

The Republican Southern Strategy has been characterised as an early example of exploiting racist sentiments for political mobilization and exaggerating the threat of the civil rights movement.

[13] George Dei, et al., in the book Playing the Race Card,[14] argue that the term itself is a rhetorical device used in an effort to devalue and minimize claims of racism.

[15] In February 2008, Group Chief Editor Wong Chun Wai of The Star wrote, just before the Malaysia general election came, there is an unusual degree of tolerance and flexibility in matters of race, language and religion as politicians try to woo the people.

"[16] In August 2006, the Singapore Institute of International Affairs wrote that Malaysia politician Khairy Jamaluddin "played the race card" by stirring up the Malays and the Chinese Malaysian community.