Derogatory terms

Demonizing terms are terms used by one group in an attempt to demonize another group in a social and or political setting.

Common examples:

• Creationism and creationist
• Evolution and evolutionist
• Housewife
• Republican
• Politician
• Pro-war
• Conservative and conservatism
• Liberal and liberalism
• Hippie
• Environmentalist and environmentalism
• Anti-choice
• Fundamentalism and fundamentalists, or even just "fundie", which is always used only in a derogatory sense
• True believer
• Conspiracy theorist
• Redneck, which is often applied to anyone embracing Christian beliefs and a rural lifestyle

Originally, most of these terms had legitimate uses, but were given negative connotations over time.

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