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| | While the phenomenon here called "categorism" is more commonly known as "[[racism]]" (in a very wide sense of the word racism), it may be not only a more common definition of racism but also preferable in itself to make the following distinction between racism and categorism: Use the term "categorism" for the general phenomenon which is regardless of what category of people is being targeted or what categorization of people is being focused on, and use the word "racism" when the categorization is one such as skin-color or ethnicity. | | While the phenomenon here called "categorism" is more commonly known as "[[racism]]" (in a very wide sense of the word racism), it may be not only a more common definition of racism but also preferable in itself to make the following distinction between racism and categorism: Use the term "categorism" for the general phenomenon which is regardless of what category of people is being targeted or what categorization of people is being focused on, and use the word "racism" when the categorization is one such as skin-color or ethnicity. |
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| − | Categorism has three [[aspects of categorism|aspects]] operating on several [[levels of categorism|levels]]. The three aspects are the [[facets]] (''how'' the categorism is done), the [[foci]] (''what'' [[categorization]] the particular case of categorism focuses on) and the [[abstractions]] (''fallacies'' where categorization itself becomes a case of categorism). Thus, beside being a [[the concept of categorism|concept]] in its own right, categorism is also a [[the conceptual framework of categorism|conceptual framework]] that contain many concepts of these three kinds. Of the levels, two classic examples are the [[individual level]] (how a person believes, feels and acts) and the [[structural level]] (social, economic and cultural structures). Categorism backed up by [[power]] is [[oppression]].
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| − | Any comprehensive struggle for [[universal human rights]] is a struggle against ''all'' categorism. Not merely against some specific facet or focus of it. Any [[valid struggle against categorism]] is a struggle for universal human rights. Never to use a person's rights/dignity/freedom/needs as an excuse to deny that person, or someone else, their rights/dignity/freedom/needs. Or to [[zerosumming|shut down one struggle in favor of another]]. To derail discussions to drown out important issues is not a good thing either. The goal must be to liberate people and minds, not to move them from one cage to another.
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| − | * Various '''[[facets of categorism]]''', ranging from the three [[archetypical facets]] of [[prejudice]], [[bigotry]] and [[discrimination]] to more specific facets such as [[marginalization]], [[stigmatization]] and [[monolithization]].
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| − | * Various '''[[foci of categorism]]''' and '''[[abstractions of categorism]]''', ranging from widely know foci such as [[racism]], [[sexism]] and [[homophobia]] to more obscure foci like [[gingerism]] and [[witchparanoia]] and abstractions such as [[equivocations]].
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| − | * Various '''[[Levels of categorism]]''', ranging from individual cases to oppression that is systemic and structural or even enshrined as international law.
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| − | ...as well as various [[examples]], [[related concepts]] and [[recommended reading]]. [[The wiki]] is primarily based on the Human Rights Studies Master Thesis "[[The thesis|Categorization of Human Beings versus the Universality of Human Rights]]" by [[Xzenu Cronström Beskow]]. The thesis is [[The_thesis#Download_the_thesis|available for download from the university's server]].
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| − | Please note [[From categorization to categorism|the difference between categorization and categorism. Which is also the difference between preconceptions and prejudice, between preferences and bigotry, as well as between choices and discrimination]].
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Revision as of 21:21, 26 January 2021
Categorism is "prejudice, bigotry and discrimination at any level, based on a categorization of people".
While the phenomenon here called "categorism" is more commonly known as "racism" (in a very wide sense of the word racism), it may be not only a more common definition of racism but also preferable in itself to make the following distinction between racism and categorism: Use the term "categorism" for the general phenomenon which is regardless of what category of people is being targeted or what categorization of people is being focused on, and use the word "racism" when the categorization is one such as skin-color or ethnicity.
(Revamp in progress, link to old main may still be relevant)
