(Warning: Video section contains loud sound)
About
Ear Rape is a term used to define distorted or very loud sound clips or songs that pops out on youtube or flash videos, generally screamers, youtube poops or montage parodies, even it is generally being included as jumpscare on screamers, it can be also intended to be annoying or ear damaging.
Origin
One of the earliest examples of Ear Rape was by YTMND user FelixFX who created a page titled “I think something just raped my ears”[1] on July 31st, 2005, featuring an audio clip of the Canadian singer Avril Lavigne singing the song “Chop Suey”, written by the American rock band System of a Down. As of April, 2015, the page has gathered over 16.800 views with a score of 3.67 out of 5 stars.
Spread
On July 23rd, 2006, Urban Dictionary user Bigmacattacks submitted an entry regarding Ear Rape[2], which he defines as “a person speaks/plays a sound, usually to annoy/antagonise the other listener(s), at such a high volume and/or pitch that can damage the listener(s) hearing/speakers.” On YTMND, typing the keyword “Ear Rape” will have 110 results[3]. Ear Rape has also become a common use in many YoutubePoop videos.
On November 30th, 2008, Youtube user Stefan Fransson uploaded one of the earliest examples of a standalone Ear Rape video titled “BESTEARRAPEEVER”. As of April, 2015, the video has gathered more than 70.000 views.
Notable Examples
Search Interest
External References
[1]YTMND– I think something just raped my ears
[2]Urban Dictionary – Ear Rape
[3]YTMND– Search for: Ear Rape