shamings
Acts of humiliation
Shamings are acts of publicly humiliating or condemning someone for perceived wrongdoing.
The term often appears in compounds describing the target: fat-shamings, slut-shamings, public shamings on social media.
Internet culture has made shamings both more common and more controversial, with debates over whether they serve justice or mob cruelty.
Loss of dignity
- exposureState of being unprotected
- calloutPublic accusation or summons
- disgraceLoss of honor
- viralSpreading quickly online
mob · cancel · pile-on · screenshot · retweet · trending · spectacle · online
Aggressive repeated intimidation
- ridiculeContemptuous mocking treatment
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
- tauntingInsulting to provoke
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
exclusion · stigma · embarrassment · peer pressure · outcasting · rejection · snubbing · isolation
Inducing remorse deliberately
- condemnationSevere disapproval expressed formally
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- reproachExpression of disappointment
- rebukeExpress sharp disapproval
scolding · admonishment · finger-wagging · lecturing · moralizing · preaching · self-righteousness · virtue signaling
Unequally applied moral code
- sexualityErotic nature and preferences
- promiscuityFrequent casual sexual encounters
- modestyAbsence of vanity
- reputationCollective opinion of someone
gossip · gender · misogyny · purity · honor · scandal · whispers · labeling
Outward visible form
- weightMeasure of heaviness
- beauty standardsCultural criteria for attractiveness
- diet cultureBelief system prioritizing thinness
- trollingProvoking reactions online
comments · selfie · Instagram · filters · comparison · insecurity · dysmorphia · criticism
humiliation
Loss of dignity
viral · mob · cancel · pile-on · screenshot · retweet · trending · spectacle · online · naming
bullying
Aggressive repeated intimidation
- ridiculeContemptuous mocking treatment
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
- tauntingInsulting to provoke
gossip · exclusion · stigma · embarrassment · peer pressure · outcasting · rejection · snubbing · isolation · belittling
guilt-tripping
Inducing remorse deliberately
- condemnationSevere disapproval expressed formally
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- reproachExpression of disappointment
rebuke · scolding · admonishment · finger-wagging · lecturing · moralizing · preaching · self-righteousness · virtue signaling · sanctimony
double standard
Unequally applied moral code
- sexualityErotic nature and preferences
- promiscuityFrequent casual sexual encounters
- modestyAbsence of vanity
reputation · gossip · gender · misogyny · purity · honor · scandal · whispers · labeling · judging
appearance
Outward visible form
- weightMeasure of heaviness
- beauty standardsCultural criteria for attractiveness
- diet cultureBelief system prioritizing thinness
trolling · comments · selfie · Instagram · filters · comparison · insecurity · dysmorphia · criticism · bullying
shamingscelebrations
Organized expressions of joy
accolades · commendations · glorifications · exaltations · laudations
shamingsempowerments
Grants of authority
affirmations · validations · encouragements · upliftings · reassurances
- public shamingCommunal reputational punishment
- body shamingCriticizing physical appearance cruelly
- fat shamingRidiculing overweight people
- slut shamingCriticizing someone's sexual behavior
- naming and shamingPublicly identifying wrongdoers
- snack shamingCriticizing another's casual eating