Difference between revisions of "Derogatory terms"
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* [[Creationism]] and [[creationist]] | * [[Creationism]] and [[creationist]] | ||
* [[Evolution]] and [[evolutionist]] | * [[Evolution]] and [[evolutionist]] | ||
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* Politician | * Politician | ||
* Pro-war | * Pro-war | ||
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* True believer | * True believer | ||
* Conspiracy theorist | * Conspiracy theorist | ||
| − | * [[Redneck]], which is often applied | + | * [[Redneck]], which is often applied poor rural white Southerners |
Originally, most of these terms had legitimate uses, but were given negative connotations over time. | Originally, most of these terms had legitimate uses, but were given negative connotations over time. | ||
Revision as of 17:04, April 21, 2009
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
- 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 poor rural white Southerners
Originally, most of these terms had legitimate uses, but were given negative connotations over time.
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