Episode 176: Trauma Voyeurism - Why We're Obsessed With Watching Other People's Trauma

Nov 4, 2021 · 37m 31s
Episode 176: Trauma Voyeurism - Why We're Obsessed With Watching Other People's Trauma
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2014 marked a dark year for celebrities who's cloud photos and videos had been hacked. Nude photos that were meant to remain private instantly became an internet sensation, much at...

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2014 marked a dark year for celebrities who's cloud photos and videos had been hacked. Nude photos that were meant to remain private instantly became an internet sensation, much at the expense of the celebrity victims. From nude photos to "Karen" meltdowns, our society is obsessed with making private encounters public domain, truly invading the privacy of people. Algorithms are designed to catapult a video to viral status if a video is genuinely grotesque and shocking.

It's possible that this shock culture we live in is why trauma from survivors of abuse is often put on full display for the world to see. In short, trauma sells.

NSVRC article on the prevalence of Trauma Voyeurism:
https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/exploring-conversation-trauma-blog-series/Trauma-Voyeurism

The Guardian article on Faces of Death:
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/oct/01/banned-in-46-countries-is-faces-of-death-the-most-shocking-film-ever

Rep. Tomlinson's legislation on sextortion suicide case:
https://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/story/news/2021/10/28/bensalem-family-pushes-legislation-after-suicide-sextortion-case-pennsylvania-crime-cyberstalking/8571540002/

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Film Glitch by Snowflake (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/56350 Ft: reusenoise

Outro--
I Have Often Told You Stories (guitar instrumental) by Ivan Chew (c) copyright 2013 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/ramblinglibrarian/41284
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