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Definitions by Adam in Darwin

Rofanticise 

the romanticised, nostalgic and fanticised way people look at past civilisations (living or dead), without taking into account the hardships, shortcomings, small mindedness, and general crappiness those ways of living or societies generally contained. see; 1940's/50's America, Hunter gatherer tribes, Ancient Rome, Ancient Norse, Medieval Europe, Victorian England, ect.
people commonly rofanticise 1940's and 1950's American society forgetting segregation, sexism and war.

"Pirates of the Caribbean" is a film that has rofanticised the golden age of piracy.

Steam Punk is a great example of how rofanticising can influence culture.
Rofanticise by Adam in Darwin April 25, 2021

Rofanticise 

the romanticised and fanticised way people look at past civilisations (living or dead), without taking into account the hardships, shortcomings, small mindedness, and general crappiness those ways of living or societies generally contained. see; 1940's/50's America, Hunter gatherer tribes, Ancient Rome, Ancient Norse, Medieval Europe, Victorian England, ect.
people commonly rofanticise 1940's and 1950's American society forgetting segregation, sexism and war.

"Pirates of the Caribbean" is a film that has rofanticised the golden age of piracy.

Steam Punk is a great example of how rofanticising can influence culture.
Rofanticise by Adam in Darwin April 25, 2021