# outrage porn

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Media that is written in order to provoke feelings of outrage and righteous indignation.

## Etymology
Coined by New York Times writer Tim Kreider to emphasize the way such writing panders to people's self-indulgent desire to feel outraged.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/outrage-porn