Talk:Moral exclusion

The definition of Moral Exclusion given here is not one that most people would recognize. Firstly, it's circular, dividing moral exclusion into two subtypes, one of which is... moral exclusion!

More to the point, it's incorrect. Believing your group norms to be superior to others is not moral exclusion. If I judge that my society's norms are better than those of the Third Reich, I am not practicing moral exclusion against Nazis! Moral exclusion is the argument that agreed social norms and practices do not apply to a particular group. For instance, if I suggest that some group should be deprived of the vote, or shouldn't have the right to trial by jury, or some other established social/human right, then I'm practicing moral exclusion. It often takes the form of arguing that human rights do not apply to some group because they're not really human. I think the definition posted here describes some kind of prejudice that can lead to moral exclusion (e.g. institutional racism, but moral exclusion can have a religious or other basis), but it in of itself is not moral exclusion.

I suggest the definition be replaced with this one from Opotow 1990 (who is already referenced in the article)

"Moral exclusion occurs when individuals or groups are perceived as outside the boundary in which moral values, rules, and considerations of fairness apply. Those who are morally excluded are perceived as nonentities, expendable, or undeserving. Consequently, harming or exploiting them appears to be appropriate, acceptable, or just."

found here: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1540-4560.1990.tb00268.x/abstract

Metacosm (talk) 12:22, 26 July 2017 (UTC)

I've been cleaning up the moral exclusion article, as suggested. I still have 2 questions: Can an article be in more than 1 category? The article was originally written from a group dynamics perspective, and I'd like it tagged to reflect such; it is currently categorized as "Social Change." Recommendations for social change are made within the article, but are not the main focus or intent or the article. It was originally dubbed a c-class article. What still needs changing for it to be upgraded?

thanks, §kєl.₡rΘ 14:12, 7 January 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Skel.cro (talk • contribs)

Draft article
Article accepted from Articles for Creation because it shows evidence that Moral Exclusion is a notable topic and contains (non-standard) inline citations too. However, the non-standard formatting is hurting my eyes! I'll try my best to correct some of the worst aspects. Author could do with looking at WP:MOS and WP:PICTURE. Sionk (talk) 18:00, 16 December 2012 (UTC)