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Synonyms for dehumanize
diˈhyu məˌnaɪz or, often, -ˈyu-de·hu·man·ize
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Princeton's WordNet
dehumanize, dehumaniseverb
deprive of human qualities
"Life in poverty has dehumanized them"
Synonyms:
dehumanisedehumanize, dehumaniseverb
make mechanical or routine
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One of the benefits often touted for the biological explanations of mental disorders is that they can reduce blame and personal responsibility for their symptoms, but there are some problems with that. Biological explanations can start to dehumanize patients.
American Indians President Fawn Sharp:
Meanwhile, the name' Atlanta Braves,' the tomahawk adorning the team's uniform, and the' tomahawk chop' that the team exhorts its fans to perform at home games are meant to depict and caricature not just one tribal community but all Native people, and that is certainly how baseball fans and Native people everywhere interpret them, in our discussions with the Atlanta Braves, we have repeatedly and unequivocally made our position clear -- Native people are not mascots, and degrading rituals like the' tomahawk chop' that dehumanize and harm us have no place in American society.
You can dehumanize people when they are just abstract concepts to you, affirmative action, voting rights — these are issues that you can depersonalize. But you can't depersonalize your cousin's husband at the barbecue who asks you to pass the ketchup. It's hard to dismiss or take a stance against love when it's in your face.
In 2019, we should not have to explain the seriousness of using this epithet, this hateful word was, and is still callously used in an effort to dehumanize black Americans.
Every week, there is another news event that is equally triggering and terrifying, that leaves people not knowing where they can be safe. They are left with an uncertain future in this country, when you dehumanize people and try to erase them completely from existence, it emboldens those who hate this community, and no one is really stopping them, aside from the community rising up.
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