outrage culture

English

Noun

outrage culture (uncountable)

1. A pattern of communication designed to provoke outrage.
   • 2015, Mary Katharine Ham, Guy Benson, End of Discussion: How the Left's Outrage Industry Shuts Down Debate, →ISBN:

     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.

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

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

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

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