If you're someone that constantly receives sexually-based text messages from unwanted suitors, the Send This Instead image app by the Ontario Provincial Police is a great way to use humor as a defense mechanism. The Send This Instead app sends sarcastic messages in reply to unwanted sexts.
The Send This Instead app cleverly offers smartphone users the opportunity to reply to awkward sexually-based messages by using one of the 57 custom-created iconic and humorous replies. For example, if someone is asking you to send them a naked picture of yourself you can reply with a stick figure drawing accompanied with the caption, "Sorry, no camera. So I drew this instead." The best part about this app is it comes with a featured link to let you report cases of sexual harassment if need be.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Sarcastic Image Apps
- Humorous image apps that help combat unwanted sexual advances through clever replies and stinging sarcasm offer opportunities for the development of more apps like these and improved features.
- Creative Text Responses
- Creative text response apps that use irony, sarcasm, and humor to address awkward, inappropriate text messages are growing in popularity, leading to opportunities for innovative developers to create similar apps with more features and varying themes.
- Anti-harassment Tools
- The development of anti-harassment tools like Send This Instead offers opportunities for more comprehensive and innovative tools aimed at combating sexual harassment and empowering victims.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Mobile App Industry
- The growth in popularity of sarcastic text response apps like Send This Instead points to opportunities for app developers to create new apps, or improve existing ones, that offer witty and humorous responses to awkward and uncomfortable texts.
- Cybersecurity Industry
- The development of apps that empower users to report cases of sexual harassment highlights a growing need for more comprehensive mobile security measures designed to combat sexual harassment and promote safety online.
- Tech Industry
- The rise of creative text response apps that leverage irony and humor to address inappropriate text behavior highlights the need for more innovative and comprehensive tech tools aimed at changing online behavior and promoting respectful communication.
