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'''Offended''' is a [[shock site|shock webpage]] located on the website [[Encyclopedia Dramatica]]. The page was created on the original ''encyclopediadramatica.com'' website on August 17, 2007, by an ED user | '''Offended''' is a [[shock site|shock webpage]] located on the website [[Encyclopedia Dramatica]]. The page was created on the original ''encyclopediadramatica.com'' website on August 17, 2007, by an ED user '''Chankachankaboo'''. Offensive pages on the site contain a template titled "Offended" at the top of the page, which attempts to trick the user into viewing the Offended page. This template includes a box displaying a looping GIF of the (((Wikipedia))) logo, [[wikipedia:The Star of David|The Star of David]], [[wikipedia:Ku Klux Klan|the blood drop cross]], and a [[wikipedia:Swastika|swastika]] along with the text "'''Offended?''' If you have been offended by "(article name)", please click here and scroll slowly down to the bottom of the page." which links to the page, the purpose of which is to offend/gross out the viewer as much as possible. | ||
{{Offended}}<br> | {{Offended}}<br> | ||
Alternatively, some articles contain a template at the top of the page titled "FED", which looks like this: | Alternatively, some articles contain a template at the top of the page titled "FED", which looks like this: | ||
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After the gigantic montage is a cartoon image of a couple looking back at a disturbed man, while calling him "Offended as fuck", along with a few other non-shocking images. In 2009, the bottom of the page contained seven lines of large text reading "''AIN'T THAT SOMETHING???!''", with each line being a different color. In 2010, an image of Patrick Star with his mouth and eyes opened wide (which would later become an internet meme known as Surprised Patrick) from ''[[wikipedia:The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie|The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]'' and rainbow text reading "''LULZ''" was featured in the article. In 2011, a picture of former U.S. President Barack Obama was shown, and in 2018 and 2019, pictures of former U.S. president George W. Bush, Israeli general and former prime minister Ariel Sharon, and a link to the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQK9gg4mNIQ Offended Song] were added. In 2019 on ED's 6th domain, new shock images were added to the page, but are no longer available due to ED's 6th domain shutting down and not all images being imported. | After the gigantic montage is a cartoon image of a couple looking back at a disturbed man, while calling him "Offended as fuck", along with a few other non-shocking images. In 2009, the bottom of the page contained seven lines of large text reading "''AIN'T THAT SOMETHING???!''", with each line being a different color. In 2010, an image of Patrick Star with his mouth and eyes opened wide (which would later become an internet meme known as Surprised Patrick) from ''[[wikipedia:The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie|The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]'' and rainbow text reading "''LULZ''" was featured in the article. In 2011, a picture of former U.S. President Barack Obama was shown, and in 2018 and 2019, pictures of former U.S. president George W. Bush, Israeli general and former prime minister Ariel Sharon, and a link to the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQK9gg4mNIQ Offended Song] were added. In 2019 on ED's 6th domain, new shock images were added to the page, but are no longer available due to ED's 6th domain shutting down and not all images being imported. | ||
The bottom of the page also contains the same "Offended" template as featured in many articles, except the words "click here" now link to the official [[Last Measure]] website | The bottom of the page also contains the same "Offended" template as featured in many articles, except the words "click here" now link to the official [[Last Measure]] website made by the [[wikipedia:GNAA|GNAA]], which is currently hosted on gnaa.ga. | ||
The Offended page became the Featured article on Encyclopedia Dramatica on April 14, 2011, and was advertised on the front page of the website for every visitor to see, thus tricking thousands of the site's visitors into viewing the page. The Offended page was also the featured article for April 27 and 28, 2013. Eventually, the Offended page became the crown jewel of Encyclopedia Dramatica, and is the third most viewed article on the current site, behind "Isabella Lorreta Janke" and "Chris-chan". Several [[YouTube|YouTubers]] have made [[Reaction videos]] of themselves visiting the site and attempting to reach the bottom of the page, adding to the page's popularity. | The Offended page became the Featured article on Encyclopedia Dramatica on April 14, 2011, and was advertised on the front page of the website for every visitor to see, thus tricking thousands of the site's visitors into viewing the page. The Offended page was also the featured article for April 27 and 28, 2013. Eventually, the Offended page became the crown jewel of Encyclopedia Dramatica, and is the third most viewed article on the current site, behind "Isabella Lorreta Janke" and "Chris-chan". Several [[YouTube|YouTubers]] have made [[Reaction videos]] of themselves visiting the site and attempting to reach the bottom of the page, adding to the page's popularity. | ||
