Derogatory terms

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

Common examples:

• Bible-pounder, Bible-thumper
• Creationism and creationist
• Evolution and evolutionist
• Politician
• Pro-war
• Conservative and conservatism
• Liberal and liberalism
• Hippie
• Obamadrone or Obamabot
• Celebutard
• Environmentalist and environmentalism
• Radical Feminist / Feminazi
• Anti-choice
• Fundamentalism and fundamentalists, or even just "fundie", which is always used only in a derogatory sense
• Surrender monkey
• Racist
• True believer
• Conspiracy theorist
• Redneck, which is often applied poor rural white Southerners
• Uncle Tom, reserved for black Republicans

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

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