History Main / SilentTreatment

This is a form of Emotional Abuse, especially by narcissists and bullies.

Could lead to TellHimImNotSpeakingToHim. Not to be confused with TheQuietGame. One of the StockShoujoBullyingTactics, a tactic of TheBully and the {{Narcissist}}.

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* This is a form of Emotional Abuse, especially by narcissists and bullies (See the "bully" example in Literature).

Could lead to TellHimImNotSpeakingToHim. Not to be confused with TheQuietGame. One of the StockShoujoBullyingTactics and a tactic of TheBully and the {{Narcissist}}.

Could lead to TellHimImNotSpeakingToHim. Not to be confused with TheQuietGame. One of the StockShojoBullyingTactics and a tactic of TheBully and the {{Narcissist}}.

Could lead to TellHimImNotSpeakingToHim. Not to be confused with TheQuietGame.

* This is a form of EmotionalAbuse, especially by narcissists and bullies (See the "bully" example in Literature).

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* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': The kids are finally fed up with Cartman and decide to give him the silent treatment. As a result, he thinks he's dead and a ghost. Butters, who is unaware of the pact, talks to Cartman and Cartman convinces Butters that [[Film/TheSixthSense he can see dead people]].

* In the ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' series, this is a favourite tactic of both Vernon Dursley and Severus Snape. Harry is quite relieved when Snape uses it against him, as it means that he doesn't have to suffer anything worse.

* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': The kids are finally fed up with Cartman and decide to give him the silent treatment. As a result, he thinks he's dead and a ghost. Butters, the only one not in on the decision, talks to Cartman and Cartman convinces Butters that [[Film/TheSixthSense he can see dead people]].

* In Creator/ThomasCostain's novel ''Literature/TheBlackRose'', Walter's grandfather has made an oath never to speak to him; he now regrets it, but [[IGaveMyWord he gave his word]]. Near the end of the novel, after Walter's successful adventures in the Orient, his grandfather accidentally addresses Walter directly three times, and decides he can consider the oath permanently broken.
* In ''[[Literature/PinocchiosSister Pinocchio's Sister]]'', ventriloquist Mr. Rosedale has become completely wrapped up in his dummy Iris, to the point of neglecting his daughter, Martha. After Martha has an outburst at Iris in the park, her father does not speak to her for hours.

* In ''Literature/PinocchiosSister'', ventriloquist Mr. Rosedale has become completely wrapped up in his dummy Iris, to the point of neglecting his daughter, Martha. After Martha has an outburst at Iris in the park, her father does not speak to her for hours.

* In ''ComicBook/{{Empowered}}'', Emp has a tendency to do this to Thugboy when he pisses her off. Cue parody ImagineSpots of him fighting his way through blizzards...

* Elika gives the Prince the silent treatment for most of the "Epilogue" add-on to ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersia2008'', after he [[spoiler:brings her back to life by releasing Ahriman all over again]].

* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': The kids are finally fed up with Cartman and decide to give him the silent treatment. As a result, he thinks he's dead and a ghost. Butters, the only one not in on the decision, talks to Cartman and Cartman convinces Butters that [[Film/TheSixthSense he can see dead people]].

Could lead to TellHimImNotSpeakingToHim.

* ''WesternAnimation/PBAndJOtter'' has an episode called "The Silent Treatment" in which Pinch Raccoon and Jelly Otter give it to each other after Pinch gives Jelly a makeover that she didn't want.

''Brave men tell the truth.''
''The wise man\'s tools are analogies and puzzles.''
''A woman holds her tongue''

--"Remind Me"

Want to ''really'' show your disapproval for someone? Just give them the dreaded silent treatment! While in some cases this may seem like a relief, this can be a very effective form of punishment and social isolation, especially if several people gang up to give one or more others the silent treatment. A common, [[SubvertedTrope subversion]] nevertheless is that the person being subjected to the silent treatment is relieved that they no longer have to hear the other person speak.

!Examples

* In ''What a Trip, Amber Brown'', Amber Brown subjects her best friend Justin Daniels to this after he splashes her in the pool and otherwise gets on her nerves, but he soon manages to get her to forgive him.

* ''[[WesternAnimation/PBAndJOtter PB&J Otter]]'' has an episode called "The Silent Treatment" in which Pinch Raccoon and Jelly Otter give it to each other after Pinch gives Jelly a makeover that she didn't want.
* IMDb [[http://www.imdb.com/find?q=silent+treatment&s=all lists]] a number of movies and TV episodes that are called this.

->\'\'Brave men tell the truth.\'\'\\\\
\'\'The wise man\'s tools are analogies and puzzles.\'\'\\\\
\'\'A woman holds her tongue\'\'\\\\
\'\'Knowing silence will speak for her.\'\'\\\\
-- Roysköpp, \"Remind Me\"

Want to \'\'really\'\' show your disapproval for someone? Just give them the dreaded silent treatment! While in some cases this may seem like a relief, this can be a very effective form of punishment and social isolation, especially if several people gang up to give one or more others the silent treatment. A common, [[SubvertedTrope subversion]] nevertheless is that the person being subjected to the silent treatment is relieved that they no longer have to hear the other person speak.

* In the \'\'Franchise/HarryPotter\'\' series, this is a favourite tactic of both Vernon Dursley and Severus Snape. Harry is quite relieved when Snape uses it against him, as it means that he doesn\'t have to suffer anything worse.
* In \'\'What a Trip, Amber Brown\'\', Amber Brown subjects her best friend Justin Daniels to this after he splashes her in the pool and otherwise gets on her nerves, but he soon manages to get her to forgive him.
* Described as a form of bullying in one of the stories of the anthology \'\'[[http://www.amazon.com/Dear-Bully-Seventy-Authors-Stories/dp/006206097X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1359948471&sr=1-1&keywords=dear+bully Dear Bully]]\'\', in which a group of kids at a school subjected a different kid to the silent treatment each week, and each never thought it could never happen to them... until it did.
* \'\'[[WesternAnimation/PBAndJOtter PB&J Otter]]\'\' has an episode called \"The Silent Treatment\" in which Pinch Raccoon and Jelly Otter give it to each other after Pinch gives Jelly a makeover that she didn\'t want.

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