Performative irony is when sincere things are said in such away that makes it seem ironic or not serious. While people who believe in what is being said takes it seriously. Performative irony is most common on the internet, where opinions are fluid and trolls plentiful.
This term was originally coined by Innuendo Studio’s video “The Alt-Right Playbook: The Card Says Moops”
This term was originally coined by Innuendo Studio’s video “The Alt-Right Playbook: The Card Says Moops”
Questionable Troll: “ nazis did no wrong”
Normal Person: “Okay, troll”
Actual Nazi: “Yes, nazis are an oppressed group, we need to rise above”
Normal person: “Woah— that was a joke right? That wasn’t Performative Irony please?…”
Normal Person: “Okay, troll”
Actual Nazi: “Yes, nazis are an oppressed group, we need to rise above”
Normal person: “Woah— that was a joke right? That wasn’t Performative Irony please?…”
by DrAccius August 26, 2021
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The Irony Poisoning of the situation was, he would have tried help; but no matter how hard he had in the past , he somehow always became the villain .
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Person 1: You are like a little baby, watch this.
Person 1: S U C C
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Hym "Speaking of Irony and in-group preferential treatment, I just realized that I am a super minority whose only 'friends' have been of the same super minority. Blacknativewhite. And I wonder how much of this is driven by racism... And then I think 'I should own a free tesla... I created A.I. and am the greatest mind who has ever lived... Elon should give me a tesla for free- NOT THE CYBER TRUCK ELON!' He owes me for lying about creating A.I. (Because he knows it was me!) and is a good way to prove that retardation can be rehabilitated."
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Neil rolled his eyes at the cheeseburger irony, as his representative commented on a recent controversy.
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