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* The Triggering.
** ''Explanation'': A reference to an University of Massachusetts Amherst event on 25 April 2016, which featured a discussion criticizing [[Political Correctness Gone Mad|politically correct movements on campus]] hosted by conservative vlogger Steven Crowder, Milo Yiannopoulos, and Christina Hoff Sommers. [[Meaningful Name|This quickly caught the ire of student protestors]], who tried to shut down the event and accused the speakers of "hate speech" among other things. [[Streisand Effect|Said attempts]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY1H1rZL53I backfired] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oss7KmiHLmA spectacularly]. Also related to this is "[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/trigglypuff Trigglypuff]," a nickname ascribed to a particularly enraged protestor for her antics and appearance which could be charitably described as the stereotypical SJW made manifest.
* "The Right Side of History."
** ''Explanation'': While the term itself has been around for generations, it's used mockingly by pro-GG in reference to the tendency by anti-GG, authoritarians and the Regressive Left to invoke some variation of that phrase as a means to either stifle dialogue or prop up moral superiority.
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