correlative discrimination 

Discrimination against an individual based on their race, gender, sexual preference, religion, or other such identifier because of a correlation between that identifier and wealth or other privilege. For example, charging Catholic people a higher entry fee to a club because Catholic people statistically have more wealth than members of other religions.

By awarding financial aid to only women and people of color and citing statistical pay gaps as their justification for doing so, the company was guilty of correlative discrimination against white male individuals with the same level of need.

correlative discrimination by Josephine Hill June 7, 2020

Wealth Discrimination 

The sourcing of resources, or the allocation thereof, based on the perceived wealth of a person.

Politicians perpetuate wealth discrimination by using tax brackets to ensure the rich "pay their fair share".

Wealth Discrimination by Society's John Doe August 17, 2020

Alex Discrimination Day

On December 18th anyone can discriminate against anyone named Alex, Alexander, Alexandria, or any name with Alex, and the victim has no way of retaliating as it is a national holiday.

Hey did you remember it's Alex Discrimination Day? We should go mess with Alexandria over there.

Alex Discrimination Day by Gerald Ficker December 17, 2022

Scientific discrimination

Scientific discrimination, also referred to as evidence-based discrimination, scientific intolerance, scientific bigotry, evidence-based bigotry, scientific prejudice, evidence-based violence, and/or evidence-based violence, currently refers to a practice in online scientific communities, groups, and niches that consists of the selective use of science and evidence to justify discrimination, intolerance, prejudice, and violence against dissidents, people and groups with whom they disagree, or simply people who think differently or whose practices are deemed "unscientific," "relativistic," "postmodernist," "pseudoscientific," "parascientific," and the like. It is a fairly common practice in science communication groups and communities, and in places like popular social media platforms and YouTube video comments.

Previously, scientific discrimination was used to refer to scientific racism and discrimination against groups (women, minorities) within science itself, but today it is accepted as consensus that scientific discrimination also refers to the selective use of science and scientific evidence to justify discrimination, intolerance, prejudice, and related violence against dissident groups or groups with which those concerned disagree, such as religious people, spiritual people, people with spiritual experiences, theists, neurodivergent people, autistic people, political dissidents in Western countries, political dissidents in liberal democracies, and the like, as well as systemic violence against dissident practices such as psychoanalysis, Jungian psychology, transpersonal psychology, humanistic psychology, holistic therapy, Marxism, socialism, communism, linguistic relativism, neuropsychorelativism, epistemological relativism, scientific relativism, critical theory, decolonial theory, queer theory, Voidpunk theory, Voidborne/Voidling theory, leftist theories, dynamic systems, complex systems, chaotic systems, and the like. In addition to using terms such as "relativist," "postmodernist," "denialist," "obscurantist," "delusional," "schizophrenic," "psychotic," "nonsense," "psychononsense," "charlatan," "pseudoscience," "pseudo-shaming," and the like to silence criticism and dissenting thought, even when they have sources and evidence to support them.

Scientific discrimination by AbzuInExile January 24, 2026

Scientific Discrimination

Any form of discrimination, humiliation, stigmatization, or violence directed against individuals or groups because their beliefs, practices, or identities are deemed “unscientific” or “not evidence‑based.” It can occur in person (e.g., denying religious accommodations, refusing to hire based on spiritual beliefs) or online (e.g., coordinated harassment of “woo” believers, doxxing of alternative health practitioners). Scientific discrimination leverages the social prestige of science to marginalize, exclude, or harm, often presenting itself as a defense of reason while engaging in textbook bigotry.

Example: “She was denied a promotion after her supervisor learned she practiced meditation rooted in Buddhist traditions—Scientific Discrimination, using the label ‘unscientific’ to punish cultural difference.”

Scientific Discrimination by Dumu The Void March 25, 2026

Atheist Discrimination

The concrete, harmful application of atheist bigotry in social, professional, or institutional settings. It includes refusing to hire someone because of their spiritual beliefs, excluding them from community spaces, blocking them from professional networks, or orchestrating online harassment campaigns against them. Unlike mere prejudice, discrimination involves actions that limit opportunities, damage reputations, or cause tangible harm. Atheist discrimination often hides behind “merit” or “scientific integrity,” but its effects are indistinguishable from other forms of religious persecution.

Example: “She was denied membership in the skeptic society after she revealed her indigenous spiritual practices—atheist discrimination, using the label ‘unscientific’ to enforce a narrow worldview.”

Atheist Discrimination by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal March 25, 2026

Proof Discrimination

The concrete, harmful application of Proof Bigotry in social, professional, or institutional settings. It occurs when individuals or groups are excluded, penalized, or discredited because their beliefs, practices, or identities cannot be “proven” according to standards set by those in power. Proof discrimination can look like denying religious accommodation because belief in God cannot be empirically demonstrated, dismissing indigenous land claims because they are based on oral tradition rather than written deeds, or refusing to hire someone whose spiritual practice is deemed “unscientific.” It uses the rhetoric of evidence to justify what is essentially persecution.

Example: “The university denied her request for a meditation space, citing ‘lack of evidence that meditation has measurable benefits’—proof discrimination, using evidentiary standards to deny religious accommodation.”

Proof Discrimination by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal March 25, 2026