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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.
* Elsagate: An umbrella term for unauthorised portrayals of popular children's characters in mature situations being passed off as children's videos, named after the deuteragonist of the 2013 animated musical ''[[Frozen (Disney film)|Frozen]]''. One popular variation of this is a [[Crossover Ship]] of [[Spider-Man]] and Elsa in various bizarre and sometimes disturbing scenarios.
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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* "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.
* [[National Public Radio|NPR]]-gate: NPR fired one of its longtime members, Juan Williams, for saying that he "felt uncomfortable" if he was on a plane with a devout Muslim.
* [[Fox News]] christened [[Sarah Palin]] being booed by an audience member at a taping of ''[[Dancing With the Stars]]'' "Boo-Gate."
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130605110901/http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/07/16/crackergate
* "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.
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* 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.
* Robogate: This one's a Canadian scandal, and was called this by the [https://web.archive.org/web/20120511021347/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/second-reading/gerald-caplan/exactly-how-dangerous-is-stephen-harper/article2357089/singlepage/#articlecontent Globe and Mail] to refer to automated messages, or "robocalls" sent out directing voters to incorrect voting areas during the Canadian 2011 Federal election in May. More information on [[The Other Wiki]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robocall_scandal here.]
* 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).
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