1 definition by JohnnyRicoFromBuenosAires

Verhoeven Effect

A tendency of poor attempts at satire to backfire, inadvertently creating characters or symbols which people, often including the targets of the satirical work, find genuinely relatable or admirable.

You know, Ron Swanson is actually pretty based. Guess that's the Verhoeven effect for you.

by JohnnyRicoFromBuenosAires March 17, 2021