Excessive Attention

*Excessive Attention* is a common bullying tactic appearing in *the Rage Knights: Red God* universe and is a frequently used attack by various protagonists and antagonists both minor and major, superficial people or summons and the demonic entities known as the Diseased.

## Usage

The user will critically analyze every detail about the target, from simple transactions to minor things such as the target's whereabouts, their commute, their clothing, the way the target dresses or appears and various other things. Its a fairly common and understandable form of humanity (the human condition) but can be extended to vicious forms of perception magic and red magic such as the users being able to combine this specific bullying tactic with stronger and more powerful forms of magic to harass, stalk and viciously bring harm to the target. In terms of the former Perception Magic, this specific tactic is more deadlier and pronounced, with Excessive Attention being used to examine little things about the target (i.e. the target writing, eating, reading, walking, laughing, talking, whom the target speaks and associates with especially if the the target is with the opposite gender etc.) and then the attention magnifies quadruply, gaining more power until the target eventually contemplates suicide or is driven to various forms of mental illness such as paranoia and even simple states of hypnosis where the target falls asleep (thus making them vulnerable to some of the Diseased, namely sloth-borne Diseased that lazily move and feed on certain targets).

### Sexism and Stalking

In terms of Sexism and misogyny, it is common for women to attract excessive unwanted attention. Usually in a sexually explicit manner, the users or even some forms of the Diseased (lust-borne Diseased) prowl after women in mostly vain attempts to engage in sexual behavior. This form of excessive attention is closely identified as Stalking as it is obsessive and can incite physical, mental and emotional pain upon the victims. In this context, excessive attention upon women, especially unknowing or unwilling women is strictly illegal and frowned upon in the series. This when such characters such as Damon Bradley's moral code comes into effect, where he developed several Brad-Dunn prototypes, weapons, Marksmen armors and foundations to support women whom had become victims of excessive stalking and sexism. It is even a theme in individual stories among other Rage Knights and their conversations together where the group of outcast anti-heroes often conjure ideas on how to properly combat excessive attention, stalking and forms of sexism. In various Rage Knights: Red God stories, certain Diseased take control over the minds of weak-willed men and have them "hunt" women. Usually these kinds of antagonists are thwarted at the hands of the Rage Knights themselves, namely characters such as *Jessica Bree* or *Cecilia Sanchez.*

On multiple occasions, excessive attention and stalking can be limited to forms of paranoia and baseless assumptions or accusations against certain groups of people, such as conventionally "unattractive" people or "weird" people. Society at large uses forms of attractive bias to assume the unattractive or weirdly individuals will enact harm on a woman/attractive man due to excessive attention. This includes simply staring or talking to the woman or displaying signs of kindness to even simply ordering food at the drive-thru. These are all considered forms of "excessive attention" in the Rage Knights series and can be applied to injustices such as sexism or stalking. Excessive Attention can also be a broader form of harassment and apply to other forms of harassment such as name-calling, cat-calling and the like.

### Lookism

In terms of Lookism, a belief where conventionally unattractive and attractive people are treated differently and valued in different manners, this particular tactic is more prevalent. It is widely practiced across the world and commonly found in more superficial societies that place a higher emphasis on external beauty and lighter complexions. Those whom practice this belief, easily engage in excessive attention, sometimes not even knowing they're capable of it, while some knowingly engage in this action and continuously use it to harass, stalk and cause greater forms of harm to not only specific targets, but those they wish to make feel inadequate. More commonly, this tactic is practiced against "unattractive" people, by observing every little action the target engages in from writing, drawing, reading, walking and normal routine activities such as shopping. It's considered a form of stalking and harassment but is widely "accepted" in western societies and in the modern era.

Whenever this tactic is practiced, it is difficult to pinpoint the root cause and reason behind it. It is closely tied to forms of subtle racism if practiced by a majority that disengages and dislikes a particular group of people but in terms of lookism and constructs of beauty and symmetry, Excessive Attention applies to different and socially unacceptable attributes of the target. If the target is conventionally unattractive and/or "looks weird", this belief is highly practiced and even used in the workplace, in social settings, family gatherings and in neighborhoods.

## The Diseased

This tactic and humanly known condition is closely tied to the demonic entities known as the Diseased. The creatures were originally born exactly and precisely from the evils of mankind. They're known for usually being attracted to the ugliness of poor human character such as superficiality or materialism, bullying, warfare, grudges, greed, selfishness, excessive and inflated love of oneself, exclusion of a group of people etc. Sloth-borne Diseased appeared out of the sheer laziness and failures of their human counterparts and images, sometimes these particular Diseased watched and observed the actions of others. They are known for appearing in greater numbers inside warehouses, grocery stores and large venues such as concerts and churches where there are greater gatherings of people.

As with Sloth-borne Diseased and Pride-borne Diseased, the pride of humans generates a more ruthless and an even lesser unsympathetic breed of Diseased that relies on the empathy of others and their will to display kindness. They will prowl large areas seeking weaknesses and flaws of the target to rip into and devour them, this is done by observing every flaw, every intricate little detail and the mannerism of the target. If the target is irate and annoyed, especially in the instance of being mistreated by groups of people, the more this Demon will literally take pride in the harmful behavior and continuously use it as a "weapon", even using forms of magic or tactic such as Gossiper/Accuser Conjuring to have the cruelty and ugliness of its source draw into its body and attack the target, usually in an attempt to overwhelm and have the target die due to increased suicidal feelings, depression, shame and guilt.

## Related Articles

* Lookism
* Sexism
* Racism
* Ageism
* Stalking

### See Also

* "But Why?"
* “It’s That Ugly Man Nobody Likes!”
* It's Okay to Bully "Ugly" People (Belief)
* Obsession With Some "Ugly" Dude
* Bully Into Quitting
* Bully Into Suicide
* Suicidal
* Refusal to Listen
* Irate Suicide Hotline Bully (Perception Magic)
* Slurs
* Cat-Calling
* Age of Social Media (Story)
* Height Serum

## Trivia/Notes and Disclaimer

***Disclaimer**: To whom this may concern, the characters in their entirety, while they borrow inspiration from events, ideas, themes and other sources from the original author's life, they are incredibly different and fictional entities inside the Rage Knights Red God and under no circumstance are they expressing a real person's actual views, ideologies, names and likeness to cause harm or defame them. Any names bearing similarities to any person(s) is unintentional unless stated otherwise and under special permission. The Rage Knights Red God is a work of fiction and solely for entertainment and educational purposes. Please note, the series does not represent events that have happened, events to come nor does it condone the very human evils the series itself is/was meant to advocate against. © Khaliq Trevor X.*