dohpaz42 to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 5 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-square13fedilinkarrow-up118
arrow-up118message-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 to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 5 days agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squareAdalinkfedilink3•4 days agoFaux outrage isn’t playing around though. They’re not doing it for fun, they’re doing it for social capital.
I think this was what I was looking for.
Faux outrage isn’t playing around though. They’re not doing it for fun, they’re doing it for social capital.