“Outrage” has become a common word in our modern vocabulary. It often dominates media coverage regarding public reaction to speech, actions, or events. Fueled by the pseudo-anonymous mob mentality of social media, targeted outrage can have a short-lived but damaging impact.
Since outrage is an entirely emotional reaction, it is by definition subjective and divisive. While some outrage can be universal, many instances form along societal, political, racial, or other such divides. As a result of the continued growth of intersectional ideologies, the reaction is often directed towards the determined group of which the alleged perpetrator of wrongdoing is a member. It is not just a Democrat or Republican, it is all Democrats or Republicans. It is not just a man or a woman, it is all men or women.
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