A marketing tactic where media actively looks for unintentional, out of context, or irrelevant things to be outraged over, usually through identity politics, to create a manufactured feeling of us vs them to keep the working class divided. Instead of fixing bigotry it exacerbates it. This tactic works on people who are bored, lack nuanced thinking, and are easily manipulated into tribalism.
"I'm sick of performative outrage. We all have more in common than we think! Now is the time for empathy and understanding, not division!"
by woke af person January 25, 2019
A person who talks or posts about a cause to gain attention or social following instead of really caring.
Person 1: “Did you see how much n posted about BLM movement?”
Person 2: “Yeah, i did. But n doesn’t even act like n cares that much in person. i have a feeling n’s a performative activist.”
Person 3:”Now that you think of it, after July n stopped posting about it. n probably is”
Person 2: “Yeah, i did. But n doesn’t even act like n cares that much in person. i have a feeling n’s a performative activist.”
Person 3:”Now that you think of it, after July n stopped posting about it. n probably is”
by cryingintheclubwithamaskon February 2, 2021
Guy 1: Wow, you should watch Popee The Performer
Guy 2: No way, Popee the performer is really fucking creepy and disturbing
Guy 2: No way, Popee the performer is really fucking creepy and disturbing
by Equiuswag November 14, 2015
When you do something stupid or make a mistake. Can be used as an excuse when ever you do something you regret. Its like "ohh i was drunk" but its better because it can be used whenever. When you say poor performance it makes everything better.
Last night i got arrested for being drunk. Poor performance
Last night i hooked up with a fat girl. Poor performance
I got a 27 on my chem final. Poor performance
I drank so much i had to go to the hospital. Poor performance
When you say it, it makes everything better :-)
Last night i hooked up with a fat girl. Poor performance
I got a 27 on my chem final. Poor performance
I drank so much i had to go to the hospital. Poor performance
When you say it, it makes everything better :-)
by marlins8283 January 3, 2011
by ssssssssam October 29, 2006
This Is The Points In The Game Osu!
It Is Obtained By Playing Maps,
Short For Performance Points Is PP
It Is Obtained By Playing Maps,
Short For Performance Points Is PP
by SspeedPlayzHD July 29, 2020
"Deza"—or soviet disinformation—is what Trump uses every damn day in an attempt to distract Americans with fucking bullshit so they forget the Russia scandal.
Donald "Cletus" Trump used his most-dramatic Performance Deza when he released audio of his agreeing to pay a hooker named Cherysh through his fixer Michael Cohen—which was to distract from Trump-Russia.
by Uncle Joosie July 25, 2018