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2014 Miss Indiana's "Normal Body"
Overview2014 Miss Indiana’s “Normal Body” refers to a series of responses online, primarily through Twitter, praising Miss Indiana Mekayla Diehl for her fuller figure after she competed in the 2014...
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Reggie Vs. Iwata
AboutReggie Vs. Iwata is a promotional video featuring Nintendo executives Reggie Fils-Aime and Satoru Iwata competing in a battle which was released during the 2014 Electronic Entertainment Expo...
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Splatoon
[Editor’s Note: This entry is currently marked as ‘Event’ in order to cover the initial reaction to the announcement. This will be changed should a notable fandom arise after the game’s...
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2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil
Overview2014 Brazil World Cup is the 20th international men’s football tournament organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) taking place in Brazil from June 12th to July...
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Donkey Kong
AboutDonkey Kong is a series of video games starring a gorilla named Donkey Kong and other members of the Kong family. While the series technically started with the Donkey Kong arcade game in 1981, it...
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Spornosexual
AboutSpornosexual, a portmanteau of sports, porn and metrosexual, is a neologism used to describe a new male aesthetic marked by physical fitness, certain types of body art and social media narcissism....
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#SurvivorPrivilege
Overview#SurvivorPrivilege is a Twitter hashtag campaign launched in response to American conservative columnist George Will’s assertion in a Washington Post op-ed article that being a rape victim in...
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Gary the Goat
AboutGary the Goat is the nickname given to a goat owned by comedian James Dezarnaulds (a.k.a. Jimbo Bazoobi), who are known for performing stand-up comedy tours with the farm animal across...
View ArticleThe Leg-Gun Pose
AboutAi Weiwei’s Leg Gun is a photo fad that involves raising one’s leg above the waistline and wielding it with both hands as if aiming at a target with a rifle. The pose was introduced by Chinese...
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Bayonetta
About.Bayonetta takes place in Vigrid, a fictional city in Europe. The titlular character is a witch who shapeshifts and uses various firearms, along with magical attacks she performs with her own hair...
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#EndFathersDay
Overview#EndFathersDay is a Twitter hashtag campaign launched as a prank by 4chan supposedly to garner public support for dismantling of Father’s Day, an annual holiday celebrated on the third Sunday...
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Stannis the Mannis
AboutStannis the Mannis is a nickname given to Stannis Baratheon, a character in George R. R. Martin’s series of novels A Song of Ice and Fire and the adapted HBO fantasy television series Game of...
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VanPersieing
About#VanPersieing is a photoshop meme based on an image of the Dutch national football player Robin van Persie scoring a dramatic equalizer against Spain with a flying header during the World Cup...
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I Feel This on an Emotional Level
About“I feel this on an emotional level” is a phrase popularized on Tumblr which is used to express an extreme emotional connection or feeling of empathy with an image or text post. The phrase is often...
View ArticleOperation World Cup
OverviewOperation World Cup is a cyber attack campaign orchestrated by members of the hacking group Anonymous in protest of the Brazilian government spending public funds on the 2014 FIFA World Cup...
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The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
AboutThe Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is a Jihadist militant group of Sunni Muslims based in Iraq which originated as part of the global Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda. The group has gained...
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Beard Shaving Comic Parodies
AboutBeard Shaving Comic Parodies are photographic recreations of a webcomic in which a bearded man shaves his face and surprises himself upon noticing his own youthful appearance.OriginOn October...
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GO! GO! MANIAC
About“GO! GO! MANIAC” is the 1st opening theme song for the 2nd season of a Japanese TV anime K-ON! which was produced by Kyoto Animation. This monumental work in the anime song history has earned many...
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#BringBackOurBoys
Overview#BringBackOurBoys is a Twitter hashtag campaign launched by students of the University of Haifa to raise awareness and call upon the international community for action after three teenage...
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Guillermo Ochoa's Saves
AboutGuillermo Ochoa’s Saves are a series of photoshopped images praising Mexican goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa for his remarkable performance during the group-stage match against Brazil at the 2014 FIFA...
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