otherize
Cast as outsider
To otherize is to treat a person or group as fundamentally different from oneself or one's own group—alien, exotic, or not quite belonging.
The term appears in social criticism to describe how dominant groups construct outsider status: Media coverage often otherizes immigrants.
Also spelled otherise in British English.
The noun is otherization.
Treat as insignificant
- ostracizeExclude from a group
- excludeBar from participation
- isolateSeparate from others
- segregateSeparate by category
alienate · shun · reject · banish · outcast · pariah · expel · blacklist
Strip of dignity
- demonizePortray as utterly evil
- vilifyAttack someone's reputation
- scapegoatUnfairly blamed person
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
objectify · caricature · essentialize · exoticize · fetishize · barbarize · animalize · infantilize
Treat unequally based on category
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- xenophobiaHatred of outsiders
- intoleranceUnwillingness to accept differences
bias · prejudice · ethnocentrism · nativism · chauvinism · sectarianism · tribalism · in-group
Assign to distinct groups
- classifyArrange by shared traits
- labelIdentifying attachment or marker
- markVisible impression or sign
- brandCompany's product line name
tag · typecast · pigeonhole · stigmatize · essentialize · generalize · reduce · oversimplify
Space between two points
- detachTo separate from
- disconnectTo break a connection
- separateTo set apart
- dissociateSever a mental link
estrange · disaffiliate · disengage · withdraw · remove · boundary · barrier · divide
marginalize
Treat as insignificant
segregate · alienate · shun · reject · banish · outcast · pariah · expel · blacklist · exile
dehumanize
Strip of dignity
stereotype · objectify · caricature · essentialize · exoticize · fetishize · barbarize · animalize · infantilize · pathologize
discriminate
Treat unequally based on category
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- xenophobiaHatred of outsiders
intolerance · bias · prejudice · ethnocentrism · nativism · chauvinism · sectarianism · tribalism · in-group · out-group
categorize
Assign to distinct groups
brand · tag · typecast · pigeonhole · stigmatize · essentialize · generalize · reduce · oversimplify · homogenize
distance
Space between two points
- detachTo separate from
- disconnectTo break a connection
- separateTo set apart
dissociate · estrange · disaffiliate · disengage · withdraw · remove · boundary · barrier · divide · gap