backlash

A reaction by one group when it comes to believe a social change to benefit another group has negative consequences. The term is usually used with an adjective that identifies the group with the reaction, as in“white backlash,”“conservative backlash,”or“smokers'backlash.”For example, white backlash was said to have begun shortly after civil rights and affirmative action legislation was passed, when for the first time, white workers had to compete with African Americans for jobs.