Dehumanization to associate a group with animals or diseases to claim they are less human.
Dehumanization is the process of portraying individuals or groups as less than human, stripping away their humanity to justify discrimination, oppression, or violence.Â
Dehumanizing Language: The Nazis used dehumanizing language to refer to Jews, often portraying them as vermin, parasites, or a disease infecting society. Propaganda portrayed Jews as a threat to society, using terms like "parasites" to dehumanize them and create a false narrative of Jews as a burden on the Aryan race. This linguistic dehumanization was intended to justify discriminatory policies and, ultimately, mass extermination. Below you can see Nazi propaganda depicting Jews as snakes, lice, and rats.
Caricatures and Stereotypes:
Nazi propaganda featured caricatures and illustrations that depicted Jews in a highly stereotyped and dehumanizing manner. These images portrayed Jews with exaggerated facial features, reinforcing negative stereotypes.
Propaganda posters often portrayed Jews as menacing figures, exploiting negative stereotypes. One infamous poster depicted a large hand with exaggerated features, controlling the world and marked with the Star of David, perpetuating the idea of a global Jewish conspiracy.