outrage culture

noun

A pattern of communication designed to provoke outrage.

“Meronyms: outrage porn, ragebait”

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Meanings

nounoutrage culture (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA pattern of communication designed to provoke outrage.

    Meronyms: outrage porn, ragebait

    3 more examples

    In the way that a candidate must drop problematic board positions and investments before running for office, outrage culture demands regular citizens vet their own likes and dislikes to remain in good standing.

    2015, Mary Katharine Ham, Guy Benson, End of Discussion: How the Left's Outrage Industry Shuts Down Debate, →ISBN

    But this book is not a piece against political correctness and the outrage culture.

    2016, Nicolaj Klitbo, Trigger Warnings, →ISBN, page xiii

    We move away from outrage culture when we accept that there is no way to win this fight we're all engaged in.

    2017, Jessa Crispin, Why I Am Not a Feminist: A Feminist Manifesto, →ISBN
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