performative
US /pərˈfɔ:rmətɪv/
・UK /pəˈfɔ:mətɪv/
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adj.AdjectiveRelating to or of the nature of a performative utterance.
The CEO's speech was performative, designed to reassure investors rather than address real issues.
adj.AdjectiveCharacterized by or involving exaggerated or artificial behavior, often for the purpose of attracting attention.
Her activism felt performative, more about appearances than genuine change.
adj.Adjective(of a statement) actually doing the action it describes, not just describing it.
A marriage vow is a performative utterance; it enacts the marriage itself.
adj.AdjectiveRelating to the idea that identity is constructed through repeated actions and expressions.
Gender is often understood as performative, constructed through repeated actions and expressions.
n.NounAn action or display, often theatrical, intended to achieve a specific effect or convey a particular meaning.
Her protest was a performative, designed to draw attention to the issue.
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Myha’la & Marisa Abela Put Their Friendship to the Test | All About Me | Harper’s BAZAAR
- It was like the performative aspect of law, to be honest.
It was like the performative aspect of law, to be honest.
- It was like the performative aspect of law, to be honest.
It was like the performative aspect of law, to be honest.
MAGA supporter: Self-deportations are not scary, they get $1K and a free plane ticket
- Immigration is performative cruelty as part of a strategy, whether it's sending people to a gulag in El Salvador, whether it's deporting people to places like Sudan, that have no ties to Sudan, where there is a civil war going on, whether it's using military uniform, aircraft, whether it's this alligator Alcatraz, it's about scaring people.
Immigration is performative cruelty as part of a strategy, whether it's sending people to a gulag in El Salvador, whether it's deporting people to places like Sudan, that have no ties to Sudan, where there is a civil war going on, whether it's using military uniform, aircraft, whether it's this alligator Alcatraz, it's about scaring people.
- A lot of what's happening by immigration is performative cruelty as part of a strategy, whether it's sending people to a gulag in El Salvador, whether it's deporting people to places like Sudan that have no ties to Sudan, where there is a civil war going on, whether it's using military uniform aircraft, whether it's this Alligator Alcatraz.
A lot of what's happening by immigration is performative cruelty as part of a strategy, whether it's sending people to a gulag in El Salvador, whether it's deporting people to places like Sudan that have no ties to Sudan, where there is a civil war going on, whether it's using military uniform aircraft, whether it's this Alligator Alcatraz.
Gen Z is driving the Starbucks unionization movement
- Liepe says growing up with social media has helped her see past the performative politics of a corporation and demand more.
Liepe says growing up with social media has helped her see past the performative politics of a corporation and demand more.
- Lipa says growing up with social media has helped her see past the performative politics of a corporation and demand more.
Lipa says growing up with social media has helped her see past the performative politics of a corporation and demand more.
Laughing at Anger | Tom Segura: Sledgehammer | Netflix
- See, most two and three year olds, they laugh at manufactured anger, performative anger.
See, most two and three year olds, they laugh at manufactured anger, performative anger.
- at manufactured anger, performative anger.
at manufactured anger, performative anger.
Is Trump winning? | The Gray Area
- I think that performer the performative aspect actually does help obscure some of the very real Dangerous shit that he's doing But let me let us get let us get back on the tracks here a little bit because I think the key point up to this Part of the conversation is that We're holding the line as it were but American democracy Is by no means safe, right the cracks are there and they've been there for a long time and Trump has done At least one service and really exposing them Which I think leads to a question without a clear answer What kind of regime are we actually living in right now?
I think that performer the performative aspect actually does help obscure some of the very real Dangerous shit that he's doing But let me let us get let us get back on the tracks here a little bit because I think the key point up to this Part of the conversation is that We're holding the line as it were but American democracy Is by no means safe, right the cracks are there and they've been there for a long time and Trump has done At least one service and really exposing them Which I think leads to a question without a clear answer What kind of regime are we actually living in right now?
- I think that performative— the performative aspect actually does help obscure some of the very real dangerous shit that he's doing.
I think that performative— the performative aspect actually does help obscure some of the very real dangerous shit that he's doing.
Why people in China are pretending to get married - What in the World podcast, BBC World Service
- Um, so it's this, this very nature of performative, um, relationship that is really pushing the young people to find, find a marriage buddy.
Um, so it's this, this very nature of performative, um, relationship that is really pushing the young people to find, find a marriage buddy.
- Hmm, performative relationship and, I guess, performative kind of marriage.
Hmm, performative relationship and, I guess, performative kind of marriage.
Is Gender REAL? – 8-Bit Philosophy
- For Butler, gender is performative. We act it out every day in our mannerisms, our speech, and our thoughts.
For Butler, gender is performative. We act it out every day in our mannerisms, our speech, and our thoughts.
- If gender is performative, then perhaps our best course of action is to refuse to perform, perform differently, or even laugh at it.
If gender is performative, then perhaps our best course of action is to refuse to perform, perform differently, or even laugh at it.
What English phrases really mean ⏲️ 6 Minute English
- And it's a kind of performative, sadonic, not taking oneself too seriously identity when you do that, because, you know, taking yourself too seriously is a no-no in British culture.
And it's a kind of performative, sadonic, not taking oneself too seriously identity when you do that, because, you know, taking yourself too seriously is a no-no in British culture.
- And it's a kind of performative, sardonic, not taking oneself too seriously identity when you do that, because, you know, taking yourself too seriously is a no, no in British culture.
And it's a kind of performative, sardonic, not taking oneself too seriously identity when you do that, because, you know, taking yourself too seriously is a no, no in British culture.
The Hunger Games Movie vs. the Book
- Strangely, this performative layer is not emphasized or prioritized in the movie, at least while they're in the arena.
Strangely, this performative layer is not emphasized or prioritized in the movie, at least while they're in the arena.
- Later, what's interesting about the novel is that Katniss has difficulty separating the performative aspects of her relationship with Peeta for any genuine affections they might feel for one another underneath all the pretense.
Later, what's interesting about the novel is that Katniss has difficulty separating the performative aspects of her relationship with Peeta for any genuine affections they might feel for one another underneath all the pretense.
The Magic of VTubers
- In my eyes those performative overreactions just… fit larger than life *characters*
In my eyes those performative overreactions just… fit larger than life *characters*
- In my eyes, those performative overreactions just... fit larger-than-life characters like Okaiyu, Pekora, or Gura a lot better.
In my eyes, those performative overreactions just... fit larger-than-life characters like Okaiyu, Pekora, or Gura a lot better.