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[[File:Goatse.png|thumb|220x220px|The '''[[Goatse]]''' homepage promoting their upcoming to became the subdomain service.]] | [[File:Goatse.png|thumb|220x220px|The '''[[Goatse]]''' homepage promoting their upcoming to became the subdomain service.]] | ||
Shock sites slowly started to spread around the web in the late 90's. The first shock site to be widely spread across the web was [[2 Girls 1 Cup]]. This one-minute clip of two women performing a scat play made a huge success. Since then, more shock sites made surface on the Internet. | Shock sites slowly started to spread around the web in the late 90's. The first shock site to be widely spread across the web was [[2 Girls 1 Cup]]. This one-minute clip of two women performing a scat play made a huge success. Since then, more shock sites made surface on the Internet. | ||
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=== '''Television''' === | === '''Television''' === | ||
The shock site's image has been mentioned on some television shows, such as in a sketch on ''Talkshow with Spike Feresten'', and the dialogue on ''Archer'', ''The Simpsons'', ''The Cleveland Show'' and ''30 Rock''. ''30 Rock'' made at least three allusions to a "Lemon party," including when Liz Lemon's father, Dick Lemon, says, "It wouldn't be a Lemon party without old Dick! The website has also been described by Jimmy Fallon on the ''Opie and Anthony'' radio show, on Chelsea Handler's TV show ''Chelsea Lately'', Michael J. Nelson from RiffTrax.com during the RiffTrax for ''Avatar'', by Jon Stewart on ''The Daily Show'', and ''American Dad'', by Michael Cera and Jonah Hill during promotion for the film SuperBad. | The shock site's image has been mentioned on some television shows, such as in a sketch on ''Talkshow with Spike Feresten'', and the dialogue on ''Archer'', ''The Simpsons'', ''The Cleveland Show'' and ''30 Rock''. ''30 Rock'' made at least three allusions to a "Lemon party," including when Liz Lemon's father, Dick Lemon, says, "It wouldn't be a Lemon party without old Dick! The website has also been described by Jimmy Fallon on the ''Opie and Anthony'' radio show, on Chelsea Handler's TV show ''Chelsea Lately'', Michael J. Nelson from RiffTrax.com during the RiffTrax for ''Avatar'', by Jon Stewart on ''The Daily Show'', and ''American Dad'', by Michael Cera and Jonah Hill during promotion for the film SuperBad. | ||
== '''Reactions''' == | |||
[[File:Reaction 2.png|thumb|220x220px|A group of soldiers reacting to '''[[2 Girls 1 Cup]]'''.]] | |||
[[File:1-01.jpg|thumb|989x989px|Common shock sites]] | |||
<span>Shock sites made surface on the web, more reaction videos were being posted and eventually became a trend on the Internet. The concept of a reaction video </span>is to get someone to visit a [[shock site]] while recording their reaction. A good example of this is the ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doZnJSojBtw Marines 2 Girls 1 Cup Reactions]'' video, which has accumulated almost 10 million views since it was posted to YouTube in April, 2008. | |||
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Revision as of 17:15, 7 May 2019
Template:TocDefault A shock site is a form of screamer that uses disturbing imagery, commonly pornography, gore, and graphic content, to shock the viewer(s). Just like traditional screamers, shock sites have a goal to shock the viewers with unexpected content. Some good example of shock sites are 2 Girls 1 Cup, Jarsquatter, and Goatse. These websites have gained a high level of popularity and are often used as a way to prank people.
Popularity
Shock sites slowly started to spread around the web in the late 90's. The first shock site to be widely spread across the web was 2 Girls 1 Cup. This one-minute clip of two women performing a scat play made a huge success. Since then, more shock sites made surface on the Internet.
Popular Culture
There are just even more popular culture, shock sites has been mentioned or featured quite recently in works of fiction and also in have some well-known.
Television
The shock site's image has been mentioned on some television shows, such as in a sketch on Talkshow with Spike Feresten, and the dialogue on Archer, The Simpsons, The Cleveland Show and 30 Rock. 30 Rock made at least three allusions to a "Lemon party," including when Liz Lemon's father, Dick Lemon, says, "It wouldn't be a Lemon party without old Dick! The website has also been described by Jimmy Fallon on the Opie and Anthony radio show, on Chelsea Handler's TV show Chelsea Lately, Michael J. Nelson from RiffTrax.com during the RiffTrax for Avatar, by Jon Stewart on The Daily Show, and American Dad, by Michael Cera and Jonah Hill during promotion for the film SuperBad.
Reactions
Shock sites made surface on the web, more reaction videos were being posted and eventually became a trend on the Internet. The concept of a reaction video is to get someone to visit a shock site while recording their reaction. A good example of this is the Marines 2 Girls 1 Cup Reactions video, which has accumulated almost 10 million views since it was posted to YouTube in April, 2008.
