Sealioning
Sealioning (also spelled sea-lioning and sea lioning) is a type of trolling or harassment which consists of pursuing people with persistent requests for evidence or repeated questions, while maintaining a pretense of civility so as to discredit their target.[1][2][3]
The term arises from a 2014 edition of the webcomic Wondermark, where a character expresses a dislike of sea lions and a passing sea lion repeatedly asks the character to explain.[4][5] What makes 'sealioning' different from other internet trolling, is that the perpetrator makes a point out of doing it so very politely, but persistently "with dogged kindness and manufactured ignorance."[6] No matter how proficient your answers, information is deemed insufficient, with the sea-lion asking for more. Their goals are not genuine, but an attempt to wear you down, or make you look silly, or to deflect your focus in the argument so you’re serving them over making your point on your own terms.[7]
See also
References
- ^ Tegiminis (2014-11-20). "Why Sealioning Is Bad".
- ^ "Anita Sarkeesian's Guide to Internetting While Female". Marie Claire. 2015-02-20. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Poland, Bailey (November 2016). Haters: Harassment, Abuse, and Violence Online. U of Nebraska Press. pp. 144–145. ISBN 978-1-61234-766-0.
- ^ Malki, David (2014-09-19). "The Terrible Sea Lion". Wondermark. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
- ^ Maxwell, Kerry (2015-10-06). "Definition of Sea lion". Macmillan Dictionary. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Stokel-Walker, Chris (August 18, 2018). "How to handle a troll and neuter a sea lion …". The Guardian. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ^ Lindsay, Jessica (July 5, 2018). "Sealioning is the new thing to worry about in relationships and online". Metro News. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
External links
- The Terrible Sea Lion, Wondermark #1062
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