Purity Politics as a Tool of Division
Disgust is a powerful moral emotion that protects – but also excludes. This session explores how feelings of disgust are tied to identity, threat, and social control. We’ll discuss how political actors use disgust to justify dehumanization, amplify division, and moralize exclusion. Through real-world examples and critical reflection, this session offers tools to recognize, decode, and disrupt disgust-based narratives.
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Understand how moral disgust is used to justify exlusion and political division
🧠 Disgust Sensitivity
🧠 Moral Psychology
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology
☑️ Understand how moral disgust is tied to identity, threat, and social control
☑️ Identify how rhetoric moralizes exclusion
☑️ Recognize how disgust narratives justify harm and dehumanization
☑️ Learn tools to decode and disrupt emotional manipulation in public discourse
You see rhetoric framing groups as "unclean"
You notice language around exclusion, stigma, or purity politics
Narrative Strategists
Who need tools to identify moralizing rhetoric and craft responses that humanize
Human Rights Activists
Seeking ways to understand and counter dehumanizing narratives rooted in disgust
Educators
Wanting clearer frameworks to help students unpack how moral emotions drive exclusion
Civic & Community Leaders
Looking for strategies to foster inclusion and resilience in the face of moralizing language