-isms & -phobias

Which -isms and -phobias do you think are morally unsound?

@fmf said
Which -isms and -phobias do you think are morally unsound?

My initial response, 'no' phobias are morally unsound, if we are understanding a phobia as 'an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something.' (Dictionary definition - for sonship's benefit). - 'Fear' is something out of our control and falls outside of moral choices or judgements.

'Isms' on the other hand are invariably unsound in the moral department as they often involve wilful discrimination or persecution. Take for example racism or sexism.

I accept however that phobias can result in 'isms' so could perhaps be argued to be indirectly unsound or precursors to immorality.

@ghost-of-a-duke said
My initial response, 'no' phobias are morally unsound, if we are understanding a phobia as 'an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something.' (Dictionary definition - for sonship's benefit). - 'Fear' is something out of our control and falls outside of moral choices or judgements.

'Isms' on the other hand are invariably unsound in the moral department as ...[text shortened]... an result in 'isms' so could perhaps be argued to be indirectly unsound or precursors to immorality.

Masochism, sadism, voyeurism....Can anyone think of any good or wholesome 'isms'?

I suppose if one were to discriminate against schisms, one would be guilty of schismism?

@indonesia-phil said
Masochism, sadism, voyeurism....Can anyone think of any good or wholesome 'isms'?

I suppose if one were to discriminate against schisms, one would be guilty of schismism?

I'll respond to this later after several strong coffees.

Loads a morally unsound imo; fascism and ageism are two easy ones.

Some isms we see in this forum;
Cronyism
Cultism
Dogmatism
Egotism
Literalism
Plagiarism
Religionism
Satanism
Unitarianism

@indonesia-phil said
Masochism, sadism, voyeurism....Can anyone think of any good or wholesome 'isms'?

Coffee-ism.

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@ghost-of-a-duke said
Coffee-ism.

🙄

Covfefeism

@divegeester said
Covfefeism

You are funnier than me today sir.

I have a problem with that. It might develop into full-blown Divegeesterism.

@ghost-of-a-duke said

Divegeesterism.

lowercasianism

@divegeester said
lowercasianism

Pedanticism

@ghost-of-a-duke said
Pedanticism

Inexactism

@divegeester said
Inexactism

Persistentism

@ghost-of-a-duke said
Persistentism

Trueism

@divegeester said
Trueism

Knowitallism

@ghost-of-a-duke said
Knowitallism

Ismism