冷暴力 (lěng bào lì)

2024-07-06

ETYMOLOGY

The evolution of 'Leng Baoli' reflects China's changing social dynamics:

Phase 1 (2000s): Introduced as an extension of domestic violence, initially describing psychological abuse in marriages. The concept gained legal recognition when China Women's News discussed it alongside physical abuse in 2003.

Phase 2 (2010s Social Media Era): WeChat's 'read receipt' feature created new social anxiety. Douban groups like 'Silent Treatment Victims Alliance' emerged, with members sharing experiences of being intentionally ignored - related posts accumulated 200 million views.

Phase 3 (2020 Reality TV Influence): Divorce shows like 'The Last Journey' visually demonstrated cold war dynamics between couples. Viral clips on Douyin received 3.8M likes, with psychologists commenting: 'Silent treatment is essentially power play - the absence of communication causes deeper wounds than arguments.'

Notable cases:1. Weibo hashtag #BoyfriendReadButNoReply36Hours (2022)2. Zhihu's controversial 10K-upvote guide 'How to Break Up Via Silent Treatment'3. Bilibili's mental health video '5 Signs of Emotional Neglect' surpassing 10M views

Example usage:'After our fight, he activated silent treatment mode - no WeChat replies for 3 days''Office cold violence is terrifying - my department collectively pretends I'm invisible'