ragebait

The "ragebait" emote depicts a confrontation between a roaring lioness and a seemingly surprised or shocked monkey/ape. This emote is used to represent content or situations designed to provoke anger, outrage, or heated reactions from viewers or chat participants.

The visual metaphor of predator versus prey in a tense confrontation perfectly encapsulates the concept of 'ragebait' - content deliberately created to trigger emotional responses.

The "ragebait" emote appears to be part of the 7TV emote collection, which is a third-party emote service used by many Twitch streamers. The image itself is likely taken from a nature documentary or wildlife photography showing a confrontation between these two animals.

The term "ragebait" originated in internet culture around the mid-2010s to describe content specifically designed to provoke outrage and emotional reactions to drive engagement. The emote adaptation of this concept emerged as streamers and viewers needed a visual shorthand to identify such content during streams.

The ragebait emote is typically used in Twitch chat in the following contexts:

• When a streamer deliberately says something controversial to get a reaction from chat
• When clickbait content with inflammatory titles or thumbnails appears during a stream
• During debates or discussions where someone is clearly trying to provoke others rather than have a genuine conversation
• When reacting to social media posts or news stories designed to trigger outrage
• To call out when someone is trying to manipulate emotions rather than present information honestly