A phenomenon within an ideological group wherein member's of the group consolidate power or gain recognition by dejecting or disavowing lesser ideologically devoted members.
Things were going great at the meetings until Karen decided to accuse Stan of not doing enough for the cause. That's where the purity spiral began. Now hardly anyone goes to the meetings or rallies.
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Get the purity the Bot mug.A toxic attention seeking person who puts others under a magnifying glass looking for something to take exception to. Makes under researched or intentionally exaggerated call out posts for attention and glory or simply to harass the target. They hide their harassment behind the guise of moral righteousness.
"She made a call out post about his discord channel saying it was showing porn to minors. Now a bunch of people are harassing him about it."
"I was on that channel, all the porn was on the age restricted +18 channel. No minorities were seeing it."
"She conveniently left that part out of her call out post. She's a purity bully."
"I was on that channel, all the porn was on the age restricted +18 channel. No minorities were seeing it."
"She conveniently left that part out of her call out post. She's a purity bully."
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1. A self-appointed enforcer of perceived moral or sexual purity, often found lurking in religious households, youth groups, or conservative communities.
2. A person (often a parent, leader, or elder sibling) who monitors the behavior, thoughts, clothing, and friendships of others in the name of holiness.
Common behaviors:
Frequently asks, “Who were you with?” and “What were you wearing?”
Monitors text messages, crushes, and clothing length with the intensity of a federal agent.
Believes human intimacy is dangerous until legally and heterosexually sanctified.
1. A self-appointed enforcer of perceived moral or sexual purity, often found lurking in religious households, youth groups, or conservative communities.
2. A person (often a parent, leader, or elder sibling) who monitors the behavior, thoughts, clothing, and friendships of others in the name of holiness.
Common behaviors:
Frequently asks, “Who were you with?” and “What were you wearing?”
Monitors text messages, crushes, and clothing length with the intensity of a federal agent.
Believes human intimacy is dangerous until legally and heterosexually sanctified.
“I couldn’t even go to the movies without my purity guardian accusing me of leading boys astray.”
"My purity guardian said my ankles were ‘stumbling blocks.’ I was wearing socks."
"My purity guardian said my ankles were ‘stumbling blocks.’ I was wearing socks."
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