In the last few years, the world of Facebook has been consumed by the concept of fraping someone. A frape is a modern day kenning, combining the terms Facebook and rape together resulting in "Raping someones Facebook profile when they leave it logged in" according to Urban dictionary. It is essentially an attempt to publicly humiliate a friend over the internet by posting embarrassing but usually fictitious remarks about that individual. Common subjects include sexuality (e.g. fetishes), changing profile pictures or sending obscure messages to their friends.
It's quite a peculiar development in social relations where fraping has become part of our culture in a sense. In this culture of "Banter" that we live in, humiliating someone has become the new form of communication and to an extent, a sign of appreciation towards the person you frape (unless you're doing it to actually insult them).
With the influence that Facebook has over people, it's inevitable that anything associated with it will also have an effect on people.
Mosts frapes go unnoticed where they are usually repeating typical formats yet there are also a fair few epic frapes which usually grabbed the attention of most of the internet community. They are well thought out, meticulous, and extremely creative. Yet some people refuse to accept being fraped.
From an external perspective, it is quite a strange concept, being wirelessly "raped" doesn't sound that pleasant and of course without knowing the context of it, it is understandable to know approve of it.
Yet it is purely done for entertainment, and if there is any maliciousness behind it then fair enough to disapprove of it and subsequently delete it. If not, there is nothing to complain about.
To conclude if I could give any advice about frapes, just like Nardwaur the Human Serviette, the more surreal it is, the better.
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