Mock Outrage

What is Mock Outrage?


1.

A faked display of righteous or resentful anger mixed with a small amount of actual anger caused by embarrassment, for example when somebody says what everybody is thinking. Standard modus operandi in early 21st Century American politics, very commonly seen on political blogs.

A comment by a upper-middle class mother of a potential Army recruit that "the army is not for our people" caused a lot of mock outrage on liberal weblogs.


70

Random Words:

1. Where my money goes. Up in smoke, that's where my money goes, in my lungs, and sometimes up my nose. See marijuana, smoke, weed, ..
1. Perfect word when describing a classicmoment of amusement or hilarity. When something is amazing or unique... quality Used in thanks o..
1. Reference to Syracuse, NY by natives to imply the sleepy, zombie-like state the city seems to be stuck in. "Another mediocre day i..