dehumanization
Noun
Meaning
the act of degrading people with respect to their best qualities
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science has been blamed for the dehumanization of modern life
According to scholars, the Jewish holocaust and the Genocide against the Tutsi were forerun by dehumanization propaganda and incitement; and these tendencies must not be given room in society today as nations look at building sustainable peace.
Also required is a campaign of vilification and dehumanization of the victims by the perpetrators, who are usually new states or new regimes attempting to impose conformity to a new ideology and its model of society.
“One was the dehumanization and stigma that was tied to the politics, history and culture of the region,” Dunning said.
The Virginia Legislative Black Caucus said the removal of the Robert E. Lee statue was long overdue — calling it "a constant reminder to Black Virginians of racism, dehumanization, and hate that exists."
And that’s where the difference between advertising aimed at men and that aimed at women lies: advertisers take advantage of men as well as women, but most ads aimed at men don’t come with a dose of disrespect and dehumanization (of men).