traumabait
When you use fictional traumatic experiences and/or recreations in order to manipulate other‘s emotions, including „based on a true story“ versions, to invoke a large (or when real events are being exaggerated, larger) emotional response from the viewer.
Although common on social media, traumabaiting takes place throughout society. From Fake GoFundMe‘s to Hollywood movies, Traumabaiting is all around us.
Basically, if the aim is to leave the viewer in tears with the aim of profiting off of them in some way and you are not accurately representing the true facts, it’s traumabait.
Although common on social media, traumabaiting takes place throughout society. From Fake GoFundMe‘s to Hollywood movies, Traumabaiting is all around us.
Basically, if the aim is to leave the viewer in tears with the aim of profiting off of them in some way and you are not accurately representing the true facts, it’s traumabait.
„Did you see that the gofundme we donated to for that homeless guy was a scam? They traumabaited us hard.“
„Did you see that guy on TikTok making videos of his kid fake drowning? it’s traumabait af.“
„Did you see the that new Netflix True Crime show? They just made up a bunch of crap, half of it didn’t happen. Why exaggerate a story that’s already so wild and crazy? They just traumabaited the audience into thinking it was good.
„You know Titanic is just traumabait, right? Like yeah, the real ship sank, but Jack and Rose weren’t real people, don’t feel bad for them.“
„Did you see that guy on TikTok making videos of his kid fake drowning? it’s traumabait af.“
„Did you see the that new Netflix True Crime show? They just made up a bunch of crap, half of it didn’t happen. Why exaggerate a story that’s already so wild and crazy? They just traumabaited the audience into thinking it was good.
„You know Titanic is just traumabait, right? Like yeah, the real ship sank, but Jack and Rose weren’t real people, don’t feel bad for them.“