Namophobia

Namophobia or anti-Namorese sentiment is the fear of or dislike of Namor, its people, overseas Namorese and Namorese culture in general. According to latest polls, most causes of Namophobia come from factors which include, but are not limited to, Namorese people, the Namorese way of life, and differences between Namorese and foreign culture. Namophobia outside of Namor is mostly targeted against overseas Namorese or those of Namorese descent, while in other countries, namely Koyro and Unolia, Namophobia is state-sponsored, mostly due to political reasons.

Studies have indicated that Namophobia is more dominant in right-leaning countries than left-leaning countries.

Region-Based Namophobia

Views of Namor's influence by country
Sorted by Alphabetical order

Country polled	Positive	Negative	Neutral	Pos-Neg
File:Ainin-flag.PNG Ainin	60%	28%	12%	32%
Template:Country data Arkiasis	44%	24%	31%	20%
Britanno	63%	28%	9%	35%
File:Geadland.png Geadland	70%	15%	15%	55%
Luziyca	42%	53%	5%	-11%
File:Masseauflag.png Masseau	59%	24%	17%	35%
Namor	92%	6%	2%	86%
Nevanmaa	27%	22%	51%	5%
Pavonistade	51%	42%	7%	9%
File:Roubao.png Roubao	70%	20%	10%	50%
File:Unolia.png Unolia	12%	80%	8%	-68%
Vyvland	44%	38%	18%	6%
File:Flag of West Cedarbrook.jpg West Cedarbrook	15%	12%	73%	3%
Xiaodong	17%	28%	55%	-11%

Namophobia in Luziyca

Prior to 1950, Namophobia was quite common, but not as vitriolic, but rather, focused on the "barbaric aspects" of their culture, with Nantai discriminating against the Namorese from the 1900s to the 1930s, with Jim Crow-style laws. Many Namorese in Luziyca were historically serfs in the Duchy of York, and despite the abolition of serfdom and slavery in the 1870s, they were still discriminated against.

Since 1950, Namophobia has been common, mainly amongst those who pledged loyalty to the "new branch of communism," Liberationism. Despite Nantai being created to accommodate the Namorese refugees on March 28, 1951, it rose rapidly, peaking in the 1960s and 1970s as many condemned Namorese rule over Oteki and the Green Fever, with a 95% negative opinion in the east. The west had formed a united front with Namor, and was allied with it.

Relations did not thaw between the east and Namor, and after reunification in 1991, it seemed to be boiling rapidly, culminating the Third Namo-Luziycan War in 1996, nearly resulting in a nuclear war.

In 2013, relations between Namor and Luziyca were restored, and it has been warming. Despite this, some discrimination still exists, mainly in the Bible Belt.

Namophobia in Unolia

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An anti-Namorese cartoon in Unolia

Since the Jahistic coup d'etat in 2003, there has been strong anti-Namorese sentiment carried by the Jahistic Unolian state, especially after the First Roubao Crisis, in which Jahistic efforts to contain Roubao were halted due to Namorese military involvement. In Unolia, Namor is officially listed as a "social-imperialist country," meaning an imperialist nation that adheres to leftism. Under Jahistic rule, members of the Jahistic Youth Corps have deliberately attacked what they see as signs or symbols of Namorese social-imperialism. Namophobia is also evident in state-run media, with many articles from The Firebrand viewing Namor in a negative light. Polls indicate that over 80% of the mainland Unolian population have a negative opinion towards Namor. This is contrary to public opinion in Roubao, which is overall positive. A majority of Roubanese view Namor positively, especially supporters of the former monarchist regime.

Namophobia in Vyvland

Namor and Vyvland, as close neighbours, share multiple connections. However, for a while, there has been significant anti-Namorese sentiment in Vyvland due to immigration, especially during the Hào Dynasty era. This is mainly concentrated in the country's southeast and nearby islands, as these were were Namorese immigrants traditionally settled. In addition, Namophobia became more widespread due to airstrikes on Syfmion and other islands in 1996, when it hit record levels. The public mood at the time became very hostile to Namor due to its perceived aggression towards neutral Vyvland, with protests frequently held outside the Namorese embassy in Vlud. However, it has since stabilised.

Thesedays, Namophobia is mainly concentrated among the older generation and in the South. Occasional incidents outside of anti-Namorese hate crimes are recorded, including verbal and physical assault, and, in a few cases, firebombing of houses and community centres, such as in Niyport in 2013. Events in Txotai have seen a rise in anti-Namorese sentiment in recent years; civil rights group the Namorese People's Union of Vyvland estimated that 1300 crimes were influenced by Namophobia in 2012. In 2015, VNB presenter Iywe Ert was suspended after making anti-Namorese and anti-Qianrongese remarks during coverage of the Coupe d’Esquarium IV.

However, Namor and Vyvland share relatively strong diplomatic and cultural bonds, with Namorese culture having significantly influenced modern Vyvland. Kannei Namorese are among the largest non-Vyvlander ethnic groups in Vyvland.

Derogatory Terms

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There are various derogatory terms to describe Namorese people in many different languages.

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The Age of Acceptability, an Aininian alternate history novel, is perceived by some to contain anti-Namorese sentiment, although this view is not entirely shared among Namorese scholars

In Namorese

• Lumaang (Лумаанг): The term "lumaang" literally translates to "hooligan," and is used by people from northern Namor, mostly Shanpein non-Namorese, to describe what they see as the expansionist and rogue attitude of Namorese people. During the NMR 2310s and NMR 2320s, many Namorese began migrating north to improve its infrastructure, at the expense of changing Shanpei's demographic makeup. Namorese people also built prison facilities, schools and government buildings and provided new jobs, although most of these jobs were taken by Namorese migrants. Thus the term "Lumaang" became used by some of the Shanpein youth, although using this term in public could lead to prosecution in Shanpei. To people who use this term, the Namorese are like hooligans as they go around, wreck a place's economy and take everyone's jobs, then leave like barbarians.

In English

• Namsters: The term Namster is noted as offensive by modern dictionaries, dictionaries of slurs and euphemisms, and guidelines for racial harassment.
• Nammies: Used to describe working-class Namorese migrant workers.
• Namorman: A common way to describe Namorese people during the 1800s
• Nam Nams: Racial slur referring mainly to a person of Namorese ethnicity but sometimes generalized to refer to any person of Namospheric descent.
• Namorians: This is used by Namophobics to mock Namorese for their familiarity towards the outside world, through altering their demonym (a sign of ignorance).
• The Sick Man of Esquarium: This term became extremely popular during the decline of the Hào Dynasty, when Namor was militarily and economically weak. It was used by foreign observers to describe Namor's state during the late 1800s, and later used for general discrimination and harassment. It is used to imply that the Namorese are dumb, thus they are too "sick" to be as advanced as the outside world. The "Sick Man" term became less and less used and more archaic as Namor regained its position as a Great Power during the second half of the 20th century.

In Luziycan

• Dikara: Dikara is an older Luziycan word for savage, and was used to describe the Namorese in the 1900s in Nantai.
• Dushev: Meaning murderers in Luziycan, it was abbreviated from "dushegub" and was extensively used in East Luziycan propaganda to describe Namorese.
• Gulkommunist: Meaning yellow communist, derived from gulvek, it was used to describe Namorese government policies from the 1950s on.
• Gulvek: Meaning yellow men in Luziycan, it was used to describe Namorese during the late 19th century and early 20th century.
• Zakhava: The term 'Zakhava' was an archaic word meaning barbarian, and was used to describe the Namorese after they tried to invade Luziyca in the 1300s.

In Chorean

• Zoy-Hsi (贼西): "Zoy-Hsi" is the most prominent Chorean derogatory term to describe Namorese people. It means "western robbers," due to Namor's geographical position that is west of Chorea. The term emerged during the era of the Chorean Empire, when Choreans were taught that their country was superior to the Namorese, not the other way around, and that the Namorese were "naturally-born robbers and savages" according to a Chorean textbook. Starting the 20th century the term became more commonly used, to an extent in 1933 when Namor was officially listed as "Kuo Zoy-Hsi (国贼西, Country of Western Robbers)" on Chorean maps. After Chorea's defeat in the Second Great War "Zoy-Hsi's" usage was downplayed by the victorious Allied Powers, and was discouraged as Namor asserted control over West Chorea. Meanwhile, in communist East Chorea, Zoy-Hsi was still used in state propaganda, to imply that the Namorese have, since the end of the Second War, "robbed" Chorea of its sovereignty.

In Vyvlander

• Vezvekeren: (lit. Fish-fuckers) This term refers to the Namorese community in the islands and mainland of south-eastern Vyvland, who were historically dependent on the sea for food and transport, while also being culturally separate from the ethnic Vyvlander population. By extension, it often is used to refer to those from Namor as well, despite their lesser connection with the sea.

In Nevan

• Vinosilmät: (Slanty eyes) This is the most common derogatory term towards Namorese. It refers to their Asian features, especially their eyes.
• Keltaneekerit: (Yellow negroes) Due to racism that is extremely prominient in Nevan culture, non-whites are not considered to be as "valuable" as whites. While usually Asians are considered to be more "valuable" than blacks, this term implies that Namorese are simply negroes who are colored yellow - implying that they are the lowest of the low.
• Kusikommarit: (Piss commies) This term came into use after the Namorese Civil War. The term "piss" refers to the "piss-yellow" color of Namorese skin, while "commie" is a deragatory term for Liberationist ideology

In Pavon

• Kescher: Translated as Crusher, this term notes that Namor possesses the largest military in Esquarium and is a nuclear power. Users of this term usually claim that the Namorese Liberation Army is a dangerous threat to other nations.
• Komunamoleis: Known and referred to in English as Communamorese or CommuNamorese, the term is used to criticize the bountiful amount of Namorese state-run industries and media. This term, however, does not necessarily refer to the Namorese as communists or socialists.

In Minjianese

• Lǜsè (綠色): Literally "greens", a reference to the official color of the Liberationist Party of Namor. Before the reunification of the People's Republic and Republic of Namor, the PRN was referred to as "Green Namor" and the RON as "Free Namor".
• Tǔfěi (土匪): Translated as "bandit", used frequently in 1950s-1970s Qianrongese propaganda.
• Zhākafā (扎か發): Descended from the Luziycan zakhava etymologically; entered Minjianese in the late 1970s following a flood of Luziycan-speaking Otekian refugees to Qianrong.

In Tuhaoese

• Khủng bố (𠺱佈): A term meaning "terrorists", first used in propaganda released during Namor's Green Fever; it experienced a resurgence in the 2010s after the FDRQ alleged that Namor was backing domestic terrorists in Qianrong.
• Màu xanh (牟撑): Literally "colored green", a reference to the official color of the Liberationist Party of Namor.
• Sự tự khen (事字𪮒): Translated as "narcissist" or "egotist", used in reference to the fact that the Namorese dynasties forced governments in Qianrong to pay tribute to them.