The phrase "voyeuristic pleasure" refers to the enjoyment or satisfaction gained by secretly watching or prying into the private lives of others without their knowledge or consent. Full definition
Each election cycle, the media and general public take voyeuristic pleasure in examining how candidates made money and the charities they supported before knowing that the national microscope would be on them. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
Omer Fast's new exhibition at the Chinatown branch of James Cohan Gallery, August, revels in the power of the Western imagination to utilize non-white cultures as a way to role play and «time travel» into playgrounds for voyeuristic pleasure - seeking that reinforce Western modernity's sense of superiority. (hyperallergic.com)
Why does something gain value merely because it is rare and authentic — the odd voyeuristic pleasure that comes from seeing on display the salt and pepper shakers from the mess kit George Washington may have clutched as he crossed the Delaware? (discovermagazine.com)