Editing Thoughtcrime (section)

==Contemporary English usage==
In contemporary English usage, the word ''thoughtcrime'' describes the personal beliefs that are contrary to the accepted norms of society; thus thoughtcrime describes the theological practices of disbelief and [[idolatry]],<ref>Lewis, David. ''Papers in Ethics and Social Philosophy'' (2000), Volume 3, p. 107.</ref> and the rejection of an [[ideology]].<ref>Glasby, John. ''Evidence, Policy and Practice: Critical Perspectives in Health and Social Care'' (2011), p. 22.</ref>

Wrongthink emerged in 2014 on the US [[alt-right]] in a [[subreddit]] called r/SRSSucks, an anti-political-correctness community and use of the term increased in 2017 after [[James Damore]] was let go by Google for publishing that women were biologically unsuited to coding.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-10-30 |title=The alt-right is creating its own dialect. Here’s the dictionary |url=https://qz.com/1092037/the-alt-right-is-creating-its-own-dialect-heres-a-complete-guide |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=Quartz |language=en}}</ref>
In 2024, Wrongthink was used on the far right platform [[Rumble (company)]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-04 |title=LIVE - WRONGTHINK: Wrongthink Primetime Best-Of (So far) |url=https://rumble.com/v3tjbra-live-wrongthink-wrongthink-primetime-best-of-so-far.html |access-date=2025-03-08 |language=en}}</ref> and as an alt-facebook.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reynolds |first=Matt |title=The wheels are falling off the alt-right’s version of the internet |url=https://www.wired.com/story/alt-right-internet-is-a-ghost-town-gab-voat-wrongthink/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=Wired |language=en-US}}</ref>