political normalization 

The processes by which society establishes new norms, expectations, and standards, and in some cases existing norms and standards are replaced, in regards to what is and is not acceptable in politics. These processes happen in various settings including schools, colleges, businesses, churches, news channels, and homes. These processes can greatly impact how people think, act, and behave in many different political situations. In the present, the processes related to this have been heavily shaped by the Republicans and Democrats and in turn many of norms and standards being made about politics strongly favor the views of those groups, which in turn gives the mainstream political parties more influence on political and social issues than the nonmainstream parties have. The best way to counter this issue is to give nonmainstream political parties more access to these institutions so they can have their views heard and in turn potentially shape some of the norms that are made, which can help make these processes more fair and representative of the different groups in society.

Zachary: A lot of people strongly support the Republicans and Democrats these days; even though their views on certain issues don’t really benefit many members of U.S. population. I wonder why so many people support them when it does not really benefit them to do so?

Amy: It is because of the fact that political normalization, the processes by which new norms and standards are made related to what is and is not acceptable in politics, has been very heavily influenced by the Republican and Democratic parties, which has led to most of the norms that are made to strongly support their views and not the views of nonmainstream parties, like the Reform Party, or the Constitution Party. As a result, most people in society don’t even consider voting for nonmainstream parties or support people who agree with their ideas.

political normalization by Vanguard 1998 March 16, 2021

Religious normalization 

The processes by which society establishes new norms, expectations, and standards, and in some cases existing norms and standards are replaced, in regards to what is and is not acceptable in religious settings. These processes happen in various settings including schools, colleges, businesses, churches, news channels, state governments, federal governments, and homes. These processes can greatly impact how people think, act, and behave in various religious situations.

Yuliana: I wish more religions would be more supportive of giving women equal rights and protections.
Winston: Regrettably that may take a while to occur, the amount of time in which religious normalization occurs in many religions is relatively slow. It could take many years for those types of changes to happen, but the process might be accelerated if more national governments gave women equal rights to men, which would help pressure them into doing it.
Yuliana: I just wish it would happen faster.
Winston: We can always hope that some day more religions will be more supportive of women’s right.
Yuliana: I agree. Hopefully some day more of them will.

Religious normalization by Vanguard 1998 May 1, 2021

Database Normalisation 

EACH ATTRIBUTE SHOULD DEPEND ON
1 THE KEY
2 THE WHOLE KEY
3 NOTHING BUT THE KEY
SO HELP ME CODD!

Who up playing with they Database Normalisation?

Oh silly me, the steps for Database Normalisation are so easy to remember!

Database Normalisation by FLEMDOG February 1, 2024

Historical Normality Bias

The fallacy of judging past societies, actions, or norms by the standards of the present, or conversely, of justifying outdated, harmful practices by arguing "that was normal at the time." In its dismissive form, it's used to invalidate modern moral critiques of historical figures by claiming a lack of historical context. More perniciously, it's used to defend the persistence of antiquated injustices by appealing to their historical commonality.

Example: Defending a founding father's slaveholding by saying, "It was normal then, you can't judge him," commits the Historical Normality Bias. It uses historical descriptivism ("it was common") to avoid moral judgment, implying that collective moral failure excuses individual participation in atrocity.

Historical Normality Bias by Dumu The Void February 4, 2026

The Great Normalization

The period of time in which foot fetishes were normalized and became a mainstream part of sexuality.

After The Great Normalization, I’m so happy to be sucking and busting on toes!!

The Great Normalization by DXMUser January 20, 2026

Theory of Constructed Normality

The grand, systemic synthesis of the Constructed Norm and Constructed Normal. It is the analysis of how entire lifeways—complete with their associated emotions, identities, and economic structures—are manufactured and sustained as the default, unremarkable backdrop of reality. It asks how capitalism, for instance, constructs not just markets, but a "normal" life of wage labor, consumer desire, and specific gender roles that feel like the only possible reality.

Theory of Constructed Normality *Example: The Constructed Normality of the 21st-century "always-on" digital life, where constant connectivity, performance of self on social media, and gig economy precarity are accepted as standard, was built by tech platforms, venture capital, and shifting workplace culture. It's a total lived environment that feels inevitable, but was architected.*

Theory of Constructed Normality by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal February 4, 2026