Outrage porn

Outrage porn, also known as outrage culture, refers to any type of media that is designed to invoke outrage for the purpose getting traffic or attention online. The term outrage porn was coined by political cartoonist and essayist Tim Kreider of The New York Times.[1][2] Coined in 2009, the term was later popularized by author and Observer media critic Ryan Holiday.[3][4][5]

Overview

Outrage porn is a term used to explain media that is created not in order to generate sympathy, but rather to cause anger or outrage among its consumers. It is characterized by insincere rage, umbrage and indignace.[3][6] Media outlets are often incentivized to feign outrage because it specifically triggers many of the most lucrative online behaviors, including leaving comments, repeat pageviews and social sharing, which the outlets capitalize on.[7][8] Salon, Gawker and affiliated websites Valleywag and Jezebel have been noted for abusing the tactic.[9][10][3]

Jonah Berger, a professor of marketing at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania conducted a study on the spreadability of emotions via social media and concluded that, "Anger is a high-arousal emotion, which drives people to take action...It makes you feel fired up, which makes you more likely to pass things on.”[11] Additionally, online audiences may be susceptible to outrage porn in part because of their feeling of powerlessness to managers, politicians, creditors and celebrities.[12]

Tim Kreider makes a distinction between authentic outrage and outrage porn by stating, "I’m not saying that all outrage is inherently irrational, that we should all just calm down, that It’s All Good. All is not good...Outrage is healthy to the extent that it causes us to act against injustice."[1]

In 2015, the New York Times praised the animated sitcom South Park for its treatment of outrage culture, describing the show as "perfectly captur[ing] our era of outrage."[13]

Incidents often seen as resulting in outrage porn

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Kreider, Tim Isn’t It Outrageous? New York Times. September 6, 2015
  2. ↑ Sauls, Scott Internet Outrage, Public Shaming and Modern-Day Pharisees Relevant Magazine. September 6, 2015
  3. 1 2 3 Holiday, Ryan Outrage Porn: How the Need For 'Perpetual Indignation' Manufactures Phony Offense New York Observer. September 6, 2015
  4. ↑ Brendan, Michael Why we're addicted to online outrage The Week. September 6, 2015
  5. ↑ Lukianoff, Greg Curing Social Media of Its Outrage Addiction May Start on Campus Huffington Post. September 6, 2015
  6. ↑ Leibovich, Mark Fake Outrage in Kentucky New York Times. September 6, 2015
  7. ↑ Holiday, Ryan Rage Profiteers: How Bloggers Harness Our Anger For Their Own Gain New York Observer. September 6, 2015
  8. ↑ Grifon, Louie Anatomy of a Troll Job: An Insider’s Look at the Business of Rage Medium. December 12, 2014
  9. ↑ Daum, Meghan 'Jezebel Effect' poisons conversations on gender and sexual violence Los Angeles Times. September 13, 2015
  10. ↑ Young, Cathy Gawker & the Left's Selective Outrage Real Clear Politics]. September 14, 2015
  11. ↑ Shaer, Matthew What Emotion Goes Viral the Fastest? Smithsonian Magazine. September 14, 2015
  12. ↑ Herbert, Geoff Rooney Mara to play Tiger Lily in new 'Pan' movie? Outrage is all the rage nowadays Syracuse Post-Standard. September 14, 2015
  13. ↑ Poniewozik, James How ‘South Park’ Perfectly Captures Our Era of Outrage New York Times. December 10, 2015
  14. ↑ Holiday, Ryan Exclusive Interview: Meet Maddox, Owner of the Internet’s ‘Best Page in the Universe’ New York Observer. September 14, 2015
  15. ↑ Curry, Colleen Jonah Lehrer Joins Publishing's Most Notorious List ABC News. September 14, 2015
  16. ↑ Dreher, Rod ‘Outrage Porn': Manufacturing Indignation American Conservative. September 14, 2015
  17. ↑ Ronson, Jon (6 April 2015). "How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Sacco's Life". New York Times.
  18. ↑ Bercovici, Jeff (23 December 2013). "Justine Sacco And The Self-Inflicted Perils Of Twitter". Forbes.
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