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** ''Explanation:'' [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/intimidation-game A reference] to an infamous [[So Bad It's Good]] episode from ''[[Law and Order Special Victims Unit]]'' that's [[Ripped from the Headlines|inspired by GG]] that even includes an attempt to paint gamers as terrorists akin to ISIS. Seen by many on both sides as a modern successor of sorts to ''[[Reefer Madness]]'', it's since become material for various parodies and mockeries. It's also the source of such lines like "Go home, gamer girl!" and "They leveled up!" All spoken without any shred of irony.
* Megaphones.
** ''Explanation:'' Attributed to Leigh Alexander, one of the writers involved in the initial stream of "Gamers are Dead" pieces in 2014 and directly responsible for the line "Gamers don't have to be your audience." The source of this particular meme comes from a series of tweets predating GG in which Leigh [https://web.archive.org/web/20160802180637/http://thisisvideogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Bw0drqSCQAAB4us.jpg threatens another writer's career and reputation], including the phrase "I am a megaphone." The term has since come to describe not just her but SJWs in general and anyone abusing media to peddle ideological screeds.
* "Meow."
** ''Explanation:'' A reference to a peculiar trend of randomly and constantly posting cat sounds by users in the main pro-GG [[Reddit|subreddit]], KotakuInAction back in 2014 and early 2015. It was done as a way of mocking the tendency among anti-GG to hunt for recurring words and terms on the subreddit to "prove" that pro-GG are a [[Straw Misogynist]] mob. These days, it's considered a [[Discredited Meme]] of sorts by the subreddit's users in general.
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** ''Explanation'': A term originally from 4chan and some gaming circles in social media commenting on how certain people in real life function like walking [[Non-Player Character]]<nowiki/>s without any "inner voice" or self-reflection (among other criteria). Since then, it's gained traction on the KotakuInAction subreddit and elsewhere as it perfectly describes not only how SJWs, "regressives" and authoritarian activists behave. But also some elements of the media at large (especially on rehashing and doubling down on the same narratives), with outlets like CNN and the ''New York Times'' rebuking it as dehumanizing.
* "Reset the clock."
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== Not directly related (echoes -- Here We Go Again) ==
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