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* Elevatorgate: The reaction among the Internet atheist community to Rebecca Watson complaining that a man hit on her in the elevator. Made more interesting by the fact that although such people as P.Z. Myers were on her side, [[Richard Dawkins]] was ''not''.

* [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|Derpygate:]] The reaction to character changes affecting a certain [[Ensemble Darkhorse]] in her debut episode led to complaints from the fan community.

 

== [[Western Animation]] ==

* "Sponsorgate" is a popular name in Canada for the Sponsorship Scandal, in which a significant amount of national taxpayers dollars disappeared. Ironically, the money was supposed to be used to promote Canadian unity.

* In Holland, there is Mabelgate, for a prince marrying a woman ([[Captain Obvious|named Mabel]]) who turned out to have had an affair with a mobster in her student years.

* [[Fox News]] christened [[Sarah Palin]] being booed by an audience member at a taping of ''[[Dancing With the Stars]]'' "Boo-Gate."

* "GatesGate" was the name given to the scandal involving the arrest for disorderly conduct of (black) Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, who believed that the arrest was the product of racial discrimination and profiling.

* Iraqgate: Anneli Jäätteenmäki, then-Prime Minister of Finland, had acquired secret Foreign Ministry documents relating to the War on Terror in 2003 with the ensuing scandal eventually leading to her resignation.

* Penngate: Also known as the "Jerry Sandusky Affair" and the "Second Scandal to Rock College Sports, After SMUgate", this ongoing scandal centers on Jerry Sandusky being charged with sexual abuse, as well as a possible cover-up by the university itself.

* Crategate: In 1983 Mitt Romney put his dog on a crate strapped to the roof of his car for a twelve hour car ride.

* Bullygate: The MPAA certified an anti-bullying documentary film with an R-rating which was upheld; although more than half the appeals board did think an R-rating was too much for a film with a very important message that should be heard by children, they weren't enough to overturn the rating. That's when the Weinstein brothers, already known as the most vocal opponents of the MPAA, decided the MPAA had finally crossed the line. Eventually, a compromise was reached, and the film is now rated PG-13 with half the F words cut (the other half, all in the key and infamous "bus" scene that contributed to the original R rating, completely intact).

* Panthergate: The New Black Panther Party did acts of Voter Intimidation in Pennsylvania, with the voters they intimidated seen were caucasians. When confronted on the issue, Eric Holder, the Attorney General of the Department of Justice, refused to prosecute because he didn't want to prosecute "my people" (his words, in reference to the Black Panthers).

** It made the waves beyond its initial scope due to quickly becoming a part of much wider "[http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-02-07/not-fascism-nassim-taleb-warns-theres-global-riot-against-psuedo-experts?page=1 Global Riot Against Pseudo-Experts]" in the eyes of both sides involved (to the point where ''UN'' got involved). And turned into a continuous smoldering consumer revolt ([https://web.archive.org/web/20170613211539/http://thisisvideogames.com/gamergatewiki/index.php?title=Main_Page]) in that while some independent check and balance mechanisms appeared, neither the oligopolists nor their ideological allies have capitulated, while due to disproportional fallout now there are enough of "irregulars" to support the "old guard" core.

* "Sharpiegate" 0.1 (Oct 2002): On Monday Night Football in Seattle, Terrell Owens pulled out a 'Sharpie' marker, autographed the ball and handed it to his financial adviser. This started a trend. Ball boys asking for autographs during the game?! <s>Cats and dogs living together?</s> Nov 1, 2017 [https://twitter.com/RichEisenShow/status/925474984272601088 Rich Eisen Show] reveals to those still interested "where exactly did @terrellowens really get the infamous @Sharpie from and who has the football he signed in Seattle that day in 2002".

* "Sharpiegate" 0.3 (Nov 2013): Monroe County has a minor trouble at an election: sharpie markers provided at polling places tend to bleed through the two-sided ballots. Monroe County Election Commissioner [https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/local/2013/11/05/election-day-decision-time-for-local-voters/3437671/ says] it doesn't cause any hiccups in voting machines because scanner only reads the boxes, which don't coincide.

* "Sharpiegate" 0.4 (Jan 2017): [[Donald Trump]] tweets a photo of himself writing his inaugural address. 2 Twitter activists post it with "#SharpieGate". Nobody noticed, but [[Hilarious in Hindsight]].