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| A '''purist''' is one who desires that a particular item remain true to its essence and free from [[adulterating]] or [[diluting]] influences. The term may be used in almost any field, and can be applied either to the self or to others. Use of the term may be either pejorative or complimentary, depending on context. Because the appellation depends on subjective notions of what is "pure" as opposed to "adulterating" as applied to any particular item, conflict can arise both as to whether a person so labeled is actually a purist and as to whether that is desirable. | A '''purist''' is one who desires that a particular item remain true to its essence and free from [[adulterating]] or [[diluting]] influences. The term may be used in almost any field, and can be applied either to the self or to others. Use of the term may be either pejorative or complimentary, depending on context. Because the appellation depends on subjective notions of what is "pure" as opposed to "adulterating" as applied to any particular item, conflict can arise both as to whether a person so labeled is actually a purist and as to whether that is desirable. | ||
| According to the ''Merriam Webster's Online Dictionary'', the term dates from 1706 and is defined as "a person who adheres strictly and often excessively to a tradition", especially "one preoccupied with the purity of a language and its protection from the use of foreign or altered forms." | According to the ''Merriam Webster's Online Dictionary'', the term dates from 1706 and is defined as "a person who adheres strictly and often excessively to a tradition", especially "one preoccupied with the purity of a language and its protection from the use of foreign or altered forms." | ||
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| + | '''[[Purism]]''' is an arts movement that took place between 1918 and 1925. | ||
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| - | In entertainment, a '''purist''' is a person, gamer, or audience member who considers modifications to a particular entertainment item unnecessary or even offensive, vehemently so if against the specific wishes of the item's creator. They also may make it a point to correct [[Fanon (fiction)|fanon]], which they stereotypically detest. Purists often use the term "butchered" to describe a work that they dislike. | + | *[[Purism (Spanish architecture)]] (1530–1560), a phase of Renaissance architecture in Spain |
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| - | *[[Anime]] purists tend to vocalize their distaste of dubbed animation, and the dialogue (and sometimes plot) modifications that the dubbing process introduces. They prefer subtitled anime in the original language to the dubbed version. Many of them also object to the availability of anime through mainstream channels such as the [[Cartoon Network]] or the [[Sci Fi Channel (United States)|Sci Fi Channel]], as anime often has to be edited for violence, language and other American broadcast standards. In order to meet the 1980s daily syndicated minimum guideline of 65 episodes, for example, ''[[Robotech]]'' was created by merging three unrelated anime shows and their storylines rewritten so that they relate to each other. This resulted in possibly the best-known case of anime purist hostility as reportedly, death threats were issued against series creator [[Carl Macek]]. | + | *[[Linguistic purism]], the practice of defining one variety of a language as "pure" |
| - | + | *Purism in [[Pure mathematics#Purism|mathematics]], the study of mathematical concepts independently of any practical application | |
| - | *[[Comic book]] and [[manga]] purists sometimes vocalize their dislike of conversion of material into [[television]] or [[film]]s, which is allegedly often modified to appeal to a more mainstream audience to varying degrees of skill. | + | |
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| - | *[[The Lord of the Rings|''The Lord of the Rings'']] purists are [[Tolkien fandom|fans of]] [[J. R. R. Tolkien]]'s fantasy novel ''The Lord of the Rings'' who dislike changes in [[New Line Cinema]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings film trilogy|film trilogy adaptation]]. Again, the use of the term varies extremely widely; it may be used offensively, in a complimentary way, or neutrally. The term may be meant to connote more sophisticated appreciation than that of "[[Fan (aficionado)#Fangirl|fangirls]]". The definition especially refers to those who adamantly detest the [[Peter Jackson]]-directed trilogy for deviating even in minor detail from the original text. As many of the book's dedicated fans also enjoy these films, purists have been contrasted with "revisionists" who accept and like the changes. | + | |
| - | *''[[Star Trek]]'' purists detest the alleged alterations of established Star Trek history in ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]''. | + | |
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| - | *''[[Star Wars]]'' purists often decry what [[Lucasfilm]] has done to the Original Trilogy and the changes of the original films (such as the [[Han shot first|refilming of the Han Solo–Greedo shootout scene]] in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope). | + | |
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| - | *''[[Highlander (franchise)|Highlander]]'' purists deny the existence of the second ''[[Highlander II: The Quickening|Highlander]]'' installment as being incoherent and not part of the series. Some purists do not even acknowledge other or future sequels of this series. | + | |
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| - | *[[Video game]] purists, much like anime purists, are very hostile to certain changes that games may suffer during localization, namely: | + | |
| - | **Censorship of "offensive" elements, like [[Nintendo]] [[Video games censored by Nintendo of America|used to enforce on their systems]] until the mid-90s; | + | |
| - | **Plot changes. [[Sega]]'s ''[[Phantasy Star series|Phantasy Star]]'' series is such a notorious offender in this aspect that some fans decided to redo the translation in strict fidelity to the Japanese version[http://www.smspower.org/translations/phantasystar-en/], while others tried to figure out an independent timeline for each version.[http://www.camineet.net/camineet/theories/] | + | |
| - | **Removal of features. The ''[[Mobile Light Force]]'' games are possibly the most reviled localizations among [[shoot 'em up]] fans, due to the removal of a number of features (such as the in-game plot). | + | |
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| - | **DragonBall purists, are very hostile to non canon filler episodes in the DragonBall and DragonBall Z anime series and don't acknowledge DragonBall GT as being canon. The author Akira Toriyama himself disregards the story of DragonBall GT, in the upcoming DragonBall online MMORPG. | + | |
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| - | ==Purism in music== | + | |
| - | *A [[Rock music|rock]] purist may be a person who thinks that only the rock of 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s is good. Most of those purist take a [[rockism]] standpoint. Often [[heavy metal]] is highly disregarded. Some rock purists also think that rock should be only listened from [[Gramophone record|vinyl]] records. | + | |
| - | *[[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]] purists, also called "metal [[elitist]]s", often show great distaste for more mainstream forms of heavy metal, such as [[glam metal]] and [[nu metal]]. Metal purists are most prevalent in the [[black metal]] scene, often rejecting bands for deviating from the "true" black metal sound. | + | |
| - | *In [[blues]] music a typical purist may think that only blues performed by black artists is "real" blues or that only acoustic blues is "real" blues. Often [[blues rock]] or [[white blues]] are disregarded. | + | |
| - | *In jazz music, purists usually have some year after which they think jazz music went bad. Most jazz purists hate [[jazz fusion]] and most of them don't care for [[avant-garde jazz]] and [[free jazz]] either. | + | |
| - | *Similar thinking prevails in classical music, especially with [[Crossover (music)#Classical crossover|crossover]] and [[Atonality|atonal]] music. | + | |
| - | *In [[Emo]] music genre, purist disregard what they consider "false" or "plastic" emo. Bands like [[Paramore]] or [[Fall Out Boy]], as well as some labels to name, [[Fueled by Ramen]] and [[Decaydance]], "dishonor" and "waste" to the "real" emo genre, and are not considered emos, regardless of what the music clasifications say. At the same time, some emo purists support bands who denied the emo clasiffication (naming [[Panic At The Disco]]), as they aren't real emos (Panic At The Disco is considered to be [[Independent music|Indie]], and even are considered [[Dark Cabaret]]). | + | |
| - | * In [[hip hop]], the purist consider that only African-American can made "real" hip hop music. The purist consider the "white rappers" as [[wigger|"wiggers"]]. | + | |
| - | == Purism in software == | + | |
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| - | Refers to the advocates in the [[free software movement]] who support the freedom of computer users to modify and share the software they use. The label is often related to the two opposing positions over the issue of the inclusion of [[proprietary software]] such as [[device drivers]] in otherwise wholly [[free software]] systems such as [[Linux]]. The [[moderate]] position placed in between purism and [[proprietism]] accepts the inclusion of some proprietary software. In the effort to prevent the compromisation of software freedom the purists reject the inclusion of any proprietary software. | + | |
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| - | ==Purism in sports== | + | |
| - | In sports, the term purist is often used to refer to a fan of a sport who dislikes recent innovations or changes in rules of the sport. | + | |
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| - | ===Baseball purism=== | + | |
| - | A [[baseball]] purist (or "traditionalist") heartily dislikes the changes that have taken place in [[Major League Baseball]] since [[1993 in baseball|1993]], which include regular season inter-league play (prior to [[1997 in baseball|1997]], the teams in the [[American League]] never played the teams in the [[National League]] during the regular season), the addition of a [[wild card (sports)|wild card]] team in the post-season playoffs, the four new expansion teams (the [[Colorado Rockies|Rockies]], [[Florida Marlins|Marlins]], [[Arizona Diamondbacks|Diamondbacks]], and [[Tampa Bay Devil Rays|Devil Rays]]) added in the 1990s, and the reconfiguration of the leagues into three divisions. Baseball purists also usually dislike the "[[designated hitter]]" rule, in which the pitcher is replaced in the offensive lineup by a batter who does not play a defensive field position; the American League began using this rule in [[1973 in baseball|1973]]. Many, if not most, purists also dislike the use of artificial turf instead of real grass on the playing field, which was introduced in [[1965 in baseball|1965]], and the use of a domed or other indoor playing facility (also introduced in 1965, with the opening of the [[Astrodome]] in [[Houston]]). | + | |
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| - | Some purists also dislike other changes which date from the 1960s. These include the lowering of the height of the pitcher's mound after the [[1968 in baseball|1968]] season (a deliberate attempt to create higher scoring games), and the first reconfiguration of both leagues into two divisions in [[1969 in baseball|1969]], which introduced a playoff series (the [[American League Championship Series|American]] and [[National League Championship Series]]) between division winners. The expansion of both leagues from 16 teams also began in the 1960s, with the addition of four teams to each league during the decade. National League expansion teams were the [[New York Mets]], the [[Houston Astros|Houston Colt .45's]], the [[Montreal Expos]], and the [[San Diego Padres]], while the American League expansion teams were the [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|Los Angeles Angels]], the "new" [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Washington Senators]], the [[Kansas City Royals]], and the [[Milwaukee Brewers|Seattle Pilots]]. In the mid-1970s, the American League added the [[Toronto Blue Jays]] and the [[Seattle Mariners]] as well. Some purists dislike any team which did not exist prior to the expansions of the 1960s. | + | |
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| - | A smaller set of purists even dislike the franchise relocations which took place in the 1950s and 1960s, beginning prior to the [[1953 in baseball|1953]] season when the [[Atlanta Braves|Braves]] shifted from [[Boston]] to [[Milwaukee]], eventually moving to [[Atlanta]] in 1965. After the 1953 campaign, the Browns left [[St. Louis]] and moved to [[Baltimore]], changing their name to the [[Baltimore Orioles|Orioles]]. The [[Oakland Athletics|Athletics]] moved from [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] to [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]] in the mid-1950s and then on to [[Oakland, California|Oakland]] in the late 1960s. In [[1961 in baseball|1961]], the original [[Minnesota Twins|Washington Senators]] moved to [[Minnesota]] and became the Twins, while a new team also called the Senators was added in Washington; this team left Washington in [[1972 in baseball|1972]] to become the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]]. The relocations which arguably rankle purists the most may be the [[1957 in baseball|1957]] moves to [[California]] of the [[Los Angeles Dodgers|Brooklyn Dodgers]] and [[San Francisco Giants|New York Giants]]. These purists see the era from [[1920 in baseball|1920]] to [[1952 in baseball|1952]] as a "Golden Age," in which the two major leagues fielded the same 16 teams with no additions, relocations, or major rule changes. | + | |
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| - | The most extreme baseball purists may view the "[[Dead-ball era]]" as representing baseball in its most pristine form. This refers to the time before 1920, when home runs were a rarity and baserunning, hit and run, and other station-to-station tactics were the norm. | + | |
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| - | ===American football purism=== | + | |
| - | [[American football]] purists may also dislike artificial playing surfaces, indoor playing fields, instant replay review of calls by officials on the field. More extreme football purists may also dislike the expansions of football which took place in the 1960s and 1990s, and sometimes even the concept of the [[Super Bowl]] itself, preferring the old [[National Football League championships]] game format. The most extreme football purist would view the "single-platoon" game as superior to the "two-platoon era". Before the two-platoon game became standard in the 1940s, a single platoon game was the norm, where the same players played both offense and defense, each player continuing to hold a position on the field no matter which side had possession of the ball. | + | |
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| - | ===Cricket purism=== | + | |
| - | Cricket Purists are basically considered the persons who like the original form of the game .i.e., Test Cricket. Test Cricket was initially played without any time constraints. Later on it was reduced to a five day format. The advent of the One day game was not liked by the purists. It was played over a day with 60 overs a side(this was later on reduced to 50 overs a side). In the 21st century, a new form of the game has emerged called the Twenty 20. The irony of its advent was that it was introduced in England who are considered very strong purists and inventors of the original Test Cricket. England has not shown a liking for the one day format; it has always preferred Test Cricket. But the introduction of the Twenty 20 was a huge success due to its short time format where a game could be played in under four hours.But this has not gone down well with the purists who consider this will degrade Test Cricket where a higher level of skill is needed. | + | |
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| - | ===Other sport purism=== | + | |
| - | [[Golf]] purists may dislike the use of new metal materials in clubs, preferring the old wooden drivers and other clubs. [[Auto racing]] purists dislike the addition of wings and other non-mechanical aerodynamic additions to the racing cars. | + | |
| - | [[Soccer]] purists believe that the game should be played in a specific way. This includes passing along the ground, creating technical moves using speed and flair rather than long-balls. Soccer purists also condemn fouling and prefer to see the ball in play as long as possible. [[Arsene Wenger]], manager of [[Arsenal F.C.]] shares the purist doctrine, whilst frequently complaining about over-aggressive teams such as [[Bolton Wanderers]], who have been termed "long ball specialists" and "bullies". | + | |
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| - | ==Other examples== | + | |
| - | *In religion, [[fundamentalism|fundamentalists]] are sometimes labeled as "purists." | + | |
| - | *In linguistics, people who stand for preserving purity of a language by disallowing use of [[loan word]]s, or the use of innovative grammatical structures, are called purists. | + | |
| - | *People who follow a [[Vegan]] diet are sometimes referred to as purist vegetarians. | + | |
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Purismo]], a 19th-century Italian cultural movement | ||
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A purist is one who desires that a particular item remain true to its essence and free from adulterating or diluting influences. The term may be used in almost any field, and can be applied either to the self or to others. Use of the term may be either pejorative or complimentary, depending on context. Because the appellation depends on subjective notions of what is "pure" as opposed to "adulterating" as applied to any particular item, conflict can arise both as to whether a person so labeled is actually a purist and as to whether that is desirable. According to the Merriam Webster's Online Dictionary, the term dates from 1706 and is defined as "a person who adheres strictly and often excessively to a tradition", especially "one preoccupied with the purity of a language and its protection from the use of foreign or altered forms." |
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Purism is an arts movement that took place between 1918 and 1925.
Purism may also refer to:
- Purism (Spanish architecture) (1530–1560), a phase of Renaissance architecture in Spain
- Purism (company), technology company manufacturing Librem personal computers
- Linguistic purism, the practice of defining one variety of a language as "pure"
- Purism in mathematics, the study of mathematical concepts independently of any practical application
See also
- Purismo, a 19th-century Italian cultural movement
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