dohpaz42@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 days agoIs there a word for when someone acts like they’re mad or indignant, but they are playing around and/or not actually mad or indignant?message-squaremessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up117
arrow-up117message-squareIs there a word for when someone acts like they’re mad or indignant, but they are playing around and/or not actually mad or indignant?dohpaz42@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square13linkfedilink
minus-squareAdaAlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agoFaux outrage isn’t playing around though. They’re not doing it for fun, they’re doing it for social capital.
Faux outrage isn’t playing around though. They’re not doing it for fun, they’re doing it for social capital.