Blog:To correct improper usage of the term "Flanderization"

I'm writing this because I've seen this thrown around a lot as an adjective to describe people's behavoir, and I just want to say you need to stop.

Aside from the exception noted at the below link, it does not apply to real people.

Flanderization

The phrase you all have used is improper to begin with.

What you are really looking for, in the context of acting foolishly, is that you blew certain events out of proportion and you thus OVERREACTED.

Using a trope name as a real life word is something you shouldn't do, it's not a term for your real life behavior and it's being used the wrong way anyway.

To paraphrase George Carlin here "I run a trope wiki, I know what I'm talking about here."

If you have further questions, feel free to let me know.