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** ''Explanation:'' In reference to the ''#StopGamerGate2014'' hashtag, an anti-GG attempt on social media back in 2014 to denounce GG as a reactionary, misogynistic movement. Not only did it fail to last, but in time it became a mocking shorthand for how GG is supposed to collapse ''any'' day now.
* "Listen and Believe."
** ''Explanation:'' In the 2014 XOXO Festival held in Portland, Oregon, Anita Sarkeesian of Feminist Frequency [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/listen-and-believe invoked the phrase "Listen and Believe"] in her speech on online harassment and sexism. Since then, it's come to be seen as a mocking reference to the sort of mindsets and narratives promoted by anti-GG, SJWs, the "regressive" Left and authoritarians in general. Comparisons have since been made between the phrase and ''[[
* FullMcIntosh.
** ''Explanation:'' A reference to the likes of Jonathan McIntosh of Feminist Frequency [[Author Tract|and his ideological musings]], which could charitably be called loaded, if not outright extremist. Related are variations of the phrase "Never go FullMcIntosh," which are usually uttered after encountering such instances.
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** ''Explanation'': "Gamers don't have to be your audience" was reused with variations. The term itself is a reference to how the upcoming TV series <nowiki>''</nowiki>[[ThunderCats]] Go" comes off among more than a few fans of Western Animation as being the worst excesses of the "CalArts" mentality made manifest.
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