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Flanderism 

Doctrine based on Ned Flanders' ideas, very similar to political correctness, where an individual or a collective tries to impose his own self-censorship and ideals on the rest of society. This is especially visible in the case of certain lobbies like those of the homosexuals, feminists, pro-life activists, anti-racism organizations, and certain charities.
A recent example of flanderism is the supression of all terms considered offensive or homophobic by Gay Gollective, from Google Translator.
Flanderism by Deckard508 February 3, 2015
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Flanderism 

Cult based upon the views of the fictional character Ned Flanders of The Simpsons.
Would you like to join Flanderism?
Flanderism by This Kid! June 19, 2016

Flanderism 

Religion that prohibits shaving of facial hair that pays respects to the Flander god accepting of all sexuality's and genders.

Rules
1. Don't kill
2. Don't shave

3. like good people
4. Love flander
I love Flanderism he's my god.
Flanderism by Flanderism August 19, 2021

Flanderization 

The process by which a single trait from a character is overstated and brandished to the point that it becomes the character's only trait. Flanderization is almost always for the worst and tends to draw viewers away from the the medium that the character represents.
Nick: I don't get it. Why is it that Brian Griffin was the voice of reason in earlier seasons of Family Guy, but now he is just a liberal douche?
Mark: Ever since the flanderization of the main characters back in season 4, the show really has taken a turn for the worst.

Ned Flanders 

Only the most diddliest, doodliest, fiddliest, foodliest, friendliest neighbour-ino in Springfield!
Ned Flanders is the happiest man in Springfield....-a-diddly!
Ned Flanders by TheForgottenSpark November 13, 2006

ned flanders 

An extremely God-fearing man, with creepy little kids named Rodd and Todd. Used to have a wife named Maude, but she was hit by a barrage of t-shirts shot from bazookas at a NASCAR race, causing her to fall off the bleachers. Has an extremely ripped chest, and had a relationship with Sar Sloane, the biggest hoe in Hollywood (in the Simpsons anyway). Also a huge Beatles fan.
Homer: I didn't know you were such a Beatles fan.

Flanders: Of course I am, the Beatles were bigger than Jesus! But your boy went Yoko and broke up my collection...
ned flanders by waAGhA! March 15, 2005

flanderization 

.just like Ned Flanders on the simpsons
every thing is
its gone wet
The act of taking a single (often minor) action or trait of a character within a work and exaggerating it more and more over time until it completely consumes the character. Most always, the trait/action becomes completely outlandish and it becomes their defining characteristic. Sitcoms and Sitcom characters are particularly susceptible to this, as are peripheral characters in shows with long runs.

The trope is named for one of the examples in The Simpsons, Ned Flanders, who was originally just a considerate neighbor and attentive father, with his devout nature simply being that he willingly attended and paid attention in church, all to make him a contrast to Homer, before becoming obsessively religious to the point of stupidity.

Note that the key to this trope is in how the process is a gradual thing, the character starts relatively normal then gains a few quirks, the quirks become more prominent and then gradually become the character. If it is simply about how the character is different early on before the writers know what to do with them, that is Characterization Marches On. Flanderization doesn't have to be a bad thing - sometimes it can be used to expand on a background character's personality when they are brought to the foreground, or make an otherwise bland character stand out more.
Big bang was a good series before its flanderization mid S3
flanderization by Edwinchunder October 23, 2013
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