Racism Everywhere Syndrome (RES) is an informal term used to describe a phenomenon in which an individual interprets neutral or innocent subjects as racist due to their own subconscious associations. Instead of recognizing the thought as originating from themselves, the person externalizes it and labels the subject as racist.
Definition
RES has been described as a type of cognitive projection, where one’s own implicit associations are attributed to an outside object, character, or symbol. Proponents of the term argue that a truly non-racist individual would not make such associations in the first place.
Characteristics
Typical features of RES include:
Overinterpretation: assigning racist intent to symbols, colors, or characters with no evidence of such intent.
Projection: transferring one’s own subconscious thought onto an external subject.
Moral signaling: publicly accusing neutral subjects of racism as a way of demonstrating personal anti-racist values.
Examples
Interpreting a fictional character’s dark fur, clothing, or traits as racist stereotypes, despite no evidence of authorial intent.
Viewing ordinary colors, shapes, or symbols as inherently racist.
Definition
RES has been described as a type of cognitive projection, where one’s own implicit associations are attributed to an outside object, character, or symbol. Proponents of the term argue that a truly non-racist individual would not make such associations in the first place.
Characteristics
Typical features of RES include:
Overinterpretation: assigning racist intent to symbols, colors, or characters with no evidence of such intent.
Projection: transferring one’s own subconscious thought onto an external subject.
Moral signaling: publicly accusing neutral subjects of racism as a way of demonstrating personal anti-racist values.
Examples
Interpreting a fictional character’s dark fur, clothing, or traits as racist stereotypes, despite no evidence of authorial intent.
Viewing ordinary colors, shapes, or symbols as inherently racist.
“Claiming that chess is racist because the white pieces move first is just another case of RES.”
“She said that a coffee shop menu was racist because it uses the term ‘black coffee.’ She definitely suffers from Racism Everywhere Syndrome (RES).”
“She said that a coffee shop menu was racist because it uses the term ‘black coffee.’ She definitely suffers from Racism Everywhere Syndrome (RES).”
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Get the Racism Everywhere Syndrome (RES) mug.Extreme hoarding of wealth combined with a form of narcissism that makes you think you can influence governments.
Includes not spending money on other people unless it comes with benefits for self.
Being completely out of touch with anyone else on earth because you have too much money to know what to do with.
The attempt to buy countries, people and leadership roles.
See: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Gina Reinhart.
Includes not spending money on other people unless it comes with benefits for self.
Being completely out of touch with anyone else on earth because you have too much money to know what to do with.
The attempt to buy countries, people and leadership roles.
See: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Gina Reinhart.
Person 1: "I heard Elon Musk has aspergers"
Person 2: "Nah man, people with aspergers know what a Nazi salute is, that fuckwit has Billionare's Syndrome."
Person 2: "Nah man, people with aspergers know what a Nazi salute is, that fuckwit has Billionare's Syndrome."
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Get the Billionare's Syndrome mug.A sense of perceiving everything and everyone as a threat no matter how friendly or diplomatic they seem, this is obviously taken from an attribute of a sloth bear; where it considers any animal a threat due to the past experiences of being hunted often
(This example is mimicking Escape from tarkov since I can't think of better examples)
(This example is mimicking Escape from tarkov since I can't think of better examples)
PMC 1 : That player scav spots me from a mile away and starts shooting I didn't even try to look like a threat!
PMC 2 : They probably have sloth bear syndrome from being attacked too much by other player scavs
PMC 2 : They probably have sloth bear syndrome from being attacked too much by other player scavs
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Get the paquete syndrome mug.When someone talks to you or another in your listening area and voice is so irritating it causes an uncontrollable bleeding of the ears.
When Jody comes into to my office and starts talking my ears start bleeding. She gives me a case of Bloody Ear Syndrome (BES).
by bigmack03 December 14, 2010
Get the Bloody Ear Syndrome (BES) mug.Eldest sibling syndrome or E.S.S is When you are the eldest amongst your siblings so you automatically fall into the cycle of having to use things until they are disintegrating because you can't ask for new ones.
Whereas on the other hand any younger sibling can ask for whatever and get it instantaneously because they are not the eldest.
Examples of this include tattered clothes and using things until they break.
Whereas on the other hand any younger sibling can ask for whatever and get it instantaneously because they are not the eldest.
Examples of this include tattered clothes and using things until they break.
Person 1: Dude. Your underwear is literally hanging by the elastics. Why don't you get new ones?
Person 2: Oh you know why. Ask my little brother.
Person 1: No wait. Don't tell me you have Eldest Sibling Syndrome!?
Person 2: It's gotten worse
Person 2: Oh you know why. Ask my little brother.
Person 1: No wait. Don't tell me you have Eldest Sibling Syndrome!?
Person 2: It's gotten worse
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Get the Eldest sibling syndrome mug.This usually happens when people from relatively humble beginnings make it into middleclass/upper middleclass and start giving unsolicited advice to massage their ego or make it seem like they are helping you. They tend to become know it all's and wont let you get a word in, wont accept there are other ways of doing things or just assume they are always right.
Since he made VP, all he talks about is how he can help you advance your career and be like him, i think he has successful nigga syndrome !
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