4chan phenomena

The Backrooms are a fictional location originating from a 2019 4chan thread. One of the best known examples of the liminal space aesthetic, the Backrooms are usually portrayed as an impossibly large extradimensional expanse of empty rooms, accessed by exiting reality.

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web-based collaborative fiction writing project

comic character and Internet meme

Rule 34 is an Internet meme which claims that some form of pornography exists concerning every possible topic. The concept is commonly depicted as fan art of normally non-erotic subjects engaging in sexual activity. It can also include writings, animations, images, GIFs and any other form of media to which the Internet provides opportunities for proliferation and redistribution.

thumb|A lolcat meme using the "In ur ..." format, and employing misspellings for humorous effect A lolcat (pronounced ), or LOLcat, is an image macro of one or more cats. Lolcat images' idiosyncratic and intentionally grammatically incorrect text is known as lolspeak.

thumb|Depiction of Pedobear

thumb|alt=A depiction of a generic Wojak. It is a simplistic black-and-white drawing of a bald man with a wistful expression.|Original, generic appearance of Wojak

Trollface or Troll Face is a rage comic meme image of a character donning a mischievous smile, used to symbolize internet trolls and trolling. It is one of the oldest and most widely known rage comic faces.

thumb|An example of a femboy

internet meme where stories a story is told in web comic format using characters that are sometimes referred to as "rage faces"

political Internet meme

Herobrine is an urban legend and creepypasta from the sandbox video game Minecraft. He is often depicted as a version of the Minecraft character Steve, but with solid white eyes that lack pupils, and behavior that primarily involves destroying the player's world. The story originated from an anonymous post on 4chan's /v/ board in 2010, where the author reported encountering a strange figure in a single-player world, followed by their messages being deleted when they attempted to talk to other players about the sighting. The story was further popularized after livestreamers Copeland and Patimus

fandom of the animated series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic

noted black scientist within the beliefs of the Nation of Islam

pejorative term for men perceived as non-masculine

Catherine Wayne, better known for her character Boxxy in her highly energetic vlogs, is an American Internet celebrity, vlogger and voice actress. Her rise in popularity began in late 2008 and early 2009.

Internet meme involving gender reversal of an existing male/female character

erotic fan art based on My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

song by Tay Zonday

beauty fad defined as "when bikini bottoms are suspended between the two hip bones, causing a space between the bikini and the lower abdomen"

Pajeet is an ethnic slur directed at Indians, particularly Hindus and Sikhs. The term first appeared on 4chan in 2015 and it has been used more widely since the early 2020s.

antisemitic statement used as a form of internet trolling