The act of shaming individuals for upholding traditional, disciplined, or conservative values—often by people who promote more progressive, permissive, or nontraditional lifestyles. It flips the script of conventional moral judgment, turning restraint or virtue into something to be mocked or criticized.
Jessica chose to wait until marriage, but her coworkers used Reverse Shamism, calling her uptight and "repressed."
by Lablaque Williams September 01, 2025
Get the Reverse Shamismmug. So I was at a nude beach this evening when all of a sudden this van filled with church people arrived with a stage and speakers. They yelled and preached to everyone in attendance, whining about the wrongs of nudity and how nipples should be covered. Those shamist and their shamism should stay in church.
by Chimonya July 11, 2020
Get the Shamismmug. The practice of publicly shaming or morally criticizing individuals who deviate from dominant social norms, often in the name of enforcing a particular ideology, lifestyle, or belief system. Shamism relies on social pressure, mockery, or moral outrage to control behavior or signal group values.
When Daniel said he doesn't drink alcohol for personal reasons, his friends mocked him for being "boring"—a clear case of shamism aimed at enforcing the social norm of drinking in their circle.
by Lablaque Williams September 02, 2025
Get the Shamismmug.