Irony poisoning

Irony poisoning is a process of normalising extremist views through the use of humour, particularly online.[1]

Use

The term is more frequently used by younger people and first appeared in The New York Times in 2018.[2] Irony poisoning is used by people seeking to advance fascism, white supremacy and violence.[1]

Notable examples

The New York Times used the term to describe the chain of events that led up to German man Dirk Denkhaus trying to set fire to a house homing refugees after exchanging racist memes and Nazi greetings online.[3][2]

In 2022, the Canadian Anti-Hate Network have accused Diagolon of using irony poisoning to desensitise hateful rhetoric through the use of online jokes and memes.[4]

References
  1. Somos, Christy (2019-12-04). "'Deadly serious': Ex neo-Nazi and Iron March user speaks out on de-radicalization". CTVNews. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  2. Fisher, Max; Amanda, Taub (23 Aug 2018). "Should We All Be Taking 'Irony Poisoning' More Seriously?". The Interpreter, New York Times. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  3. Rosenbaum, S. I. (24 Aug 2018). "'Irony poisoning': when nasty humor spirals downward into something far worse - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  4. "What is the Diagolon extremist group and what does it want?". CTVNews. 2022-02-17. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
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