17 Dec 2018
BY: Team Mentriq
Depression / Family / Therapy
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A pretty weird video was taking the social media by storm sometime back; This was of a boy applying chili on his girlfriends’ tampon. The girl is seen screaming and desperate while she is being filmed in a very embarrassing situation. This phenomenon is called Cloutlighting.
What all effort would you make to build your online presence? Whose privacy would you invade to get a few more likes?
You must have seen a lot of disturbing videos and photos online. Making pranks and fooling people has become a common topic of videos online. These distressing photos and videos are horrible and on the rise and it definitely makes you desensitized to these insidious horrors. These kinds of videos gain more likes when it sexual in nature.
Cloutlighting?
A new Genre of videos has emerged which is a form of Abuse called Cloud lighting. This term is made up of two terms, Clout meaning influence that is majorly digital and Gaslighting, which is referred to as psychological manipulation to change the victim’s reality.
Although, some of the videos look very harmless, where a boy takes away his girlfriend’s last bit of food and she is upset about it. The girlfriend is visibly and clearly very sad about what happened, she is told that she is ‘old milk’ that is ‘spoilt’. The words and actions are clearly damaging, But It is important to understand what would have made a person film such a moment and upload it on the internet.
The video of the youtuber who put chilly flakes in a tampon got more than Two lakhs subscribers but it brings up questions of how much Safety is there in a relationship, epidemic thoughtlessness and Subtle but extreme Abuse that is rampant.
Online Rules you should follow:
- Respect Other’s privacy
- Be Vocal, but keep it civilized
- Take permission from your near-ones when posting their photos and videos
- Check your urge to get ‘Likes’
- Always assess the impact of your actions before taking a step
- Check what you “Like’ and ‘Share’. Be Mindful
- ‘Tag’ with Care!
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