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Regressive Left

Originally coined by conservatives hoping to delegitimize leftist opinions, the regressive left is composed of the more negative aspects of far left political opinions, specifically in such a manner that frowns upon critical thinking in favor of dogmatic thinking. Train of thought most often associated with Social Justice Warriors. Opposite on the political spectrum from the Regressive Right.

Such examples include sexism against men by virtue of their gender, racism against white people by virtue of their skin color, granting power to minority candidates by virtue of their minority status, placing minority citizenship above majority citizenship as opposed to wanted them to be equal, Islamic apologetics, using privilege as a detriment of worth regardless of context, etc.
Some on the Regressive Left believe that black people are entitled to reparations from white people, regardless of personal history for either, because one person's ancestors wronged another person's ancestors.
by The Logical Fallacy September 19, 2016
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Foppington's Law

No matter how toxic or incorrect it might be, a specific opinion will quickly adopt pseudoscientific and metaphysical evidence to try and legitimize it, such as phrenology and personal belief.
Once bigotry or self-loathing permeate a given community, it is only a matter of time before deep metaphysical significance is assigned to the shape of human skulls.
-- ContraPoints definition of Foppington's Law
by The Logical Fallacy August 19, 2018
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Regressive Right

Regressive Right is is composed of the more negative aspects of far right political opinions, specifically in such a manner that frowns upon critical thinking in favor of dogmatic thinking. Train of thought most often associated with Neocons. Opposite on the political spectrum from the Regressive Left.

Such examples include sexism against women by virtue of their gender, denouncement of racism while simultaneously denouncing people of color by virtue of their skin color, denouncement of any economic philosophy alien to Capitalism, Christian apologetics, Islamophobia, American Exceptionalism, etc.
Some on the Regressive Right completely ignore the entire Bill of Rights except for the 2nd amendment, disregarding the benefits of secularism under the pretense that America is a Christian nation.
by The Logical Fallacy September 19, 2016
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performative cruelty

Putting on a show of belittling, bullying and/or humiliating someone outside of an in-group for the purposes of placating or entertaining those within the group. Usually done to present oneself as "badass" or "hardcore".
In an age of performative cruelty,

kindness is punk as fuck.
Be punk as fuck.
by The Logical Fallacy April 11, 2025
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silky films

Hardcore pornographic films marketed to the art crowd as art films.
"My uncle had a business; films, called 'silky films.' They catered to the art crowd. French babes, soft focus, lots of sheer curtains. Classy stuff."
-- Benny, "Tromeo and Juliet"
by The Logical Fallacy June 14, 2017
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Homonationalism

An ideological pipeline used to equate LGBT Rights with less tolerant political standpoints like xenophobia, Islamophobia and racism.

Not to be confused with Queer Nationalism.
"I'm Homonationalist. Well, Homofascist really, but I'm just trying to work on my optics here."
-- Homonationalist, the Personification of Homonationalism, "Identity || Centricide 6"
by The Logical Fallacy October 4, 2021
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exploitation film

Films that attempt to succeed financially by exploiting current trends, niche genres, and sensationalism with lurid and controversial content. Usually characterized by their B-movie quality, exploitation is filled with a variety of subgenres, such as Blaxploitation, Nazisploitation, Women in prison films, Cannibal films, Mondo films, etc.
"When you make an exploitation film, you always want to have a real issue. That's how they were always done."
-- Robert Rodriguez
by The Logical Fallacy June 10, 2017
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