flanderization

Flanderization · noun¹

From Flanders + -ization (suffix forming nouns denoting the act, process, or result of doing or making something), from the Dutch-speaking region of Belgium.

Flanderization · noun²

From Flanders + -ization (suffix forming nouns denoting the act, process, or result of doing or making something), from the American animated television series The Simpsons (first broadcast in 1989) where the character Ned Flanders underwent a progressive shift from a good-natured Christian to a religious fundamentalist. The character did however eventually return to his initial form. The word was coined on the popular culture wiki TV Tropes around 2006.

First known use, by meaning

• from c. 2006 The progressive exaggeration of a single trait or set of traits of a fictional character until it overtakes all other characterization.