Shock value is the potential of an action (as a public execution), image, text, or other form of communication to provoke a reaction of disgust, shock, anger, fear, or similar negative emotions.
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“It is not only their own need to mother that takes some women by surprise; there is also the shock of discovering the complexity of alternative child-care arrangements that have been made to sound so simple. Those for whom the intended solution is equal parenting have found that some parents are more equal than others.”
—Elaine Heffner (20th century)