Moral Orel

A claymation cartoon that aired on Adult Swim from 2005-2008. It follows the antics of Orel, a young Christian boy who takes life lessons a little too seriously, often resulting in catastrophe. Initially a black comedy, it eventually becomes a lot darker and emotional as the show goes on. Basically, it can be described as what would happen if Leave it to Beaver and South Park had a child, but then they got a divorce and Leave it to Beaver remarried Evangelion.

Moral Orel is such a good show, it's a shame Adult Swim cancelled it halfway through the third season.

by poopie69 November 16, 2020

Moral High Horse

A massive twat. A pretentious prick who takes it upon themselves to interject their own moral principles into a situation even when it clearly doesn’t concern them. Once they have inserted their bullshit they ride their moral high horse off into the sunset.

Oh shit there goes Alex on his Moral High Horse riding into the sunset

by The talking bush March 18, 2021

moral panic

an overwrought public anxiety that evil things are afoot. The term seems to have been coined by Jock Young in 1971.* The most obvious example of an ancient moral panic is the blood libel.

Other famous examples of moral panics include the 1955 Boise scandal, in which three cases of lewd conduct between men and teenaged boys, plus a noxious editorial, triggered a general war against homosexual men. In the early 1930's, the Federal Bureau of Narcotics (FBN) launched a public relations effort to have federal laws passed banning the use of marijuana; it was driven by a jurisdictional struggle between Harry Anslinger (FBN) and J. Edgar Hoover (FBI). The campaign was a success; it not only achieved the desired legislation, but created a wave of mass hysteria about the "threat" of marijuana.

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* Goode & Ben-Yehuda, *Moral Panics* (1994), p.12.

In the movie *Quadrophenia*, set in Brighton, UK in the late 1960's, a recurring theme was the contemporary moral panic over the clash between Mods and Rockers.

by Abu Yahya February 15, 2009

Moral Orel

A humorous stop-motion show that appeared on adult swim. It centered around Orel, an 11/12 year old church goer who tries to do the right thing by living up to an extreme Protestant ethic. The show itself is a satire of Protestantism, Christianity, morality, and 1950s culture, just to name a few. As the show progressed it began incorporating more dark humor with its episodes. It aired for three seasons before it was denied renewal, most likely due to a combination of the episodes "Nature (part I and II)", "Numb," and "Alone."

Despite how dark Moral Orel ended, it is still a good satire that manages to get good jokes in.

by Matt..... May 25, 2009

Moral Vampire

Person that sucks the morals out of anyone who he comes into contact with.

He contaminated the audience like a Moral Vampire

by Minerfortyniner May 24, 2020

moral fagging

Appeal to emotion or (argumentum ad passiones), it's an act of committing a logical fallacy by attempting to manipulate someone into agreeing or disagreeing based on emotions and not sound arguments.

Man: She was moral fagging yesterday at the debate so hard.
Woman: What do you mean?
Man: She has no argument based on evidence, just emotional manipulation.

by SkyCrossbones December 4, 2017

moral hazard

In helping to correct a problem which originated in past poor moral judgments, creating incentives for the same problem to repeat in the future without addressing the original poor moral judgments. Since there is an expectation that one was helped once, one will be helped again.

Giving money to banks which do not reform their mortgage lending practices creates a moral hazard

by patsw March 2, 2009