| 单词 | poverty porn |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspoverty porn poverty porn n. colloquial a film, television programme, piece of writing, etc., characterized as depicting economic or social deprivation in a voyeuristic or sensational manner (cf. porn n.2 2).Typically used disparagingly or dismissively of material with an ostensible aim of raising awareness of, or collecting funds to alleviate, economic hardship or social problems. ΚΠ 1985 Interzone Winter 26/1 There had recently been a rash of documentaries, but, having spent six years in Shit City, Patricia couldn't get off on poverty porn. 2000 Guardian 14 Feb. (G2 section) 21/3 Programme makers go through the motions of saying they want to raise awareness.., but the truth is that they're exploiting an increasing appetite for social deprivation as glamorous tableaux. Poverty porn, if you like. 2012 Independent (Nexis) 28 May (Comment section) 14 The result of all this poverty porn..is that Westerners see the [African] continent as one benighted and dangerous country, not a vibrant, inventive and increasingly-successful collection of 54 diverse nations. 2019 C. Carraway Skint Estate (2020) xi. 223 The next morning groups of journalists arrive to meet us outside Kensington town hall. They're here to create poverty porn from abused women. < as lemmas |
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