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| |1= To '''demonize''' means "to portray as wicked and threatening." <ref>Concise Oxford English Dictionary, 11th ed.</ref> | | |1= to portray as wicked and threatening. <ref>Concise Oxford English Dictionary, 11th ed.</ref> |
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| :Demonization or Demonisation is the reinterpretation of polytheistic deities as evil, lying demons by other religions, generally monotheistic and henotheistic ones. The term has since been expanded to refer to any characterization of individuals, groups, or political bodies as evil.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demonization</ref>
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| In colloquial usage, the term demonization is used metaphorically to refer to propaganda or moral panic directed against any individual or group.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demonization</ref>
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| ==BoyLovers and "demonization"==
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| BoyLovers are considered by uninformed and ignorant people to be "evil incarnate" (the use of the term "evil" is an immediate tip-off that some kind of ''religious morality'' is involved with this highly judgmental statement.)
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| By the media, and therefore in the minds of the unwashed masses, BoyLovers are associated with "demons," which has, therefore, "demonized" BoyLove and BoyLovers.
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| ==See also== | | ==See also== |
