Where it comes from
From Steven He’s sketches, where an 'Asian dad' dismisses his son’s problems as emotional damage. It became shorthand for treating a minor inconvenience as devastation.
How to use it
- Reactions — someone gets rejected, gently.
- Gaming — dying to something embarrassing.
- Edits — the beat after the fail.
Who says 'emotional damage'?
Steven He, in his YouTube sketches — the character is his father.