Definitions by Beg0ne_
Corpsewaving
Corpsewaving: the act of using a dead person(s), especially a child or victim of tragedy, as an emotional shield for authoritarian or poorly scrutinised policy; a form of moral blackmail where disagreement with the proposed law is treated as disrespect toward the deceased.
The Online Safety Act is just the work of corpsewavers like Ian Russell using their deceased loved ones to justify the mass censorship of the internet, Tyler said.
The commentator said that the Patriot Act was just the government corpsewaving with the unwilling victims of 9/11, unfairly using their memory to justify invading American citizens privacy.
The commentator said that the Patriot Act was just the government corpsewaving with the unwilling victims of 9/11, unfairly using their memory to justify invading American citizens privacy.
Corpsewaving by Beg0ne_ May 27, 2026