The Gay Sech Community Flag is a symbol of male identification and attraction to other male identified individuals in a homophobic way, manifested through homiesexual relationships formed through deep emotional connections established while playing League of Legends. Each color on the flag holds a distinct meaning: black represents asexuality and serves as the mascot of the community, embodied by Bobby the Black Default Skin from Fortnite which was founded in 2017. Gray signifies demisexuality and symbolizes the close bond between other League players, while white denotes sexuality. The incorporation of gold and deep blue into the traditional pride flag on the Gay Sech Community Flag represents the logo of the popular video game 'League of Legends,' developed by Riot Games. This unique design separates gay identity from heterosexual norms by encapsulating elements of both traditional pride symbolism and league culture within its boundaries. In conclusion, this flag serves as a powerful representation of identity and community for individuals who navigate complex intersections of sexuality, gender expression, and league culture. It stands as a testament to inclusivity and diversity within online communities, fostering connections that transcend social barriers and promote understanding among diverse groups of players.
by Akise Kojimaru June 26, 2024
Get the Gay Sechs Community Flag mug.The broader skill of understanding the collective identity, shared values, history, and sensitive issues of any defined group, online or offline, from a fanbase for a TV show to a local neighborhood association. It involves recognizing the community's sacred cows, its common enemies, its generational divides, and the appropriate language to use to be seen as an insider rather than a disruptive outsider.
Example: Walking into a tightly-knit fan convention for a niche anime and loudly proclaiming the reboot is superior to the original without testing the waters is a failure to Read the Community. The adept fan knows the community reveres the original, understands the specific grievances with the reboot, and phrases any critique within the accepted framework of shared love.
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A form of social punishment where an individual is subjected to mass judgment and condemnation by an entire community they once belonged to. Running the Community Gauntlet typically occurs when someone violates community norms, expresses an unpopular opinion, or becomes the target of a coordinated campaign. The experience involves being argued against by multiple members simultaneously, receiving hostile messages, being publicly shamed in community spaces, and ultimately being ostracized or expelled. Unlike public social media gauntlets, community gauntlets happen in spaces where the victim had relationships, history, and belonging—making the betrayal deeper and the trauma more profound. The community that was once home becomes a source of relentless attack, and the victim must either endure, leave, or be forcibly removed.
Running the Community Gauntlet Example: "She'd been a forum member for seven years, knew everyone, trusted them. Then she expressed a nuanced opinion that didn't fit the community's line. Suddenly she was running the community gauntlet: old friends arguing with her, moderators issuing warnings, private messages turning hostile. The community she'd called home became a hunting ground. She left, but the wounds remained."
by Dumu The Void March 7, 2026
Get the Running the Community Gauntlet mug.A form of social punishment where an individual is subjected to mass judgment and condemnation by an entire community they once belonged to. Running the Community Gauntlet typically occurs when someone violates community norms, expresses an unpopular opinion, or becomes the target of a coordinated campaign. The experience involves being argued against by multiple members simultaneously, receiving hostile messages, being publicly shamed in community spaces, and ultimately being ostracized or expelled. Unlike public social media gauntlets, community gauntlets happen in spaces where the victim had relationships, history, and belonging—making the betrayal deeper and the trauma more profound. The community that was once home becomes a source of relentless attack, and the victim must either endure, leave, or be forcibly removed.
Example: "She'd been a forum member for seven years, knew everyone, trusted them. Then she expressed a nuanced opinion that didn't fit the community's line. Suddenly she was running the community gauntlet: old friends arguing with her, moderators issuing warnings, private messages turning hostile. The community she'd called home became a hunting ground. She left, but the wounds remained."
by Dumu The Void March 8, 2026
Get the Running the Community Gauntlet mug.As someone who's in this for a decent time now, this community has devolved from being kind and effortful to being targeted by the slow corruption: characters will magically become unlikable just so that JnJ's air-quote deity, Pin, can actually get an advantage!
On the subreddit, say anything bad about our deity (Pin)? Get the whole army of her glazers mocking and harassing you in the comments!
This show has lost all of it's original charm: flanderization, vote rigging (making characters act like dipshits just to get them out, as they're in said deity's way or JnJ just hates them inside), and a community slightly less toxic than Twitter's makes 2024 BFDIA kinda suck...
On the subreddit, say anything bad about our deity (Pin)? Get the whole army of her glazers mocking and harassing you in the comments!
This show has lost all of it's original charm: flanderization, vote rigging (making characters act like dipshits just to get them out, as they're in said deity's way or JnJ just hates them inside), and a community slightly less toxic than Twitter's makes 2024 BFDIA kinda suck...
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Goofy example of how toxic the community is sometimes:
1) Some poor redditor: Makes Pin get an F on their tier list
Pin, the air-quote "deity": nuh uh
*Summons her whole fanbase to harass him in the comments section*
Me: Are they intentionally making her go through this just to get random characters out? That's just the Post-Hiatus BFDIA Community, I guess.
Goofy example of how toxic the community is sometimes:
1) Some poor redditor: Makes Pin get an F on their tier list
Pin, the air-quote "deity": nuh uh
*Summons her whole fanbase to harass him in the comments section*
Me: Are they intentionally making her go through this just to get random characters out? That's just the Post-Hiatus BFDIA Community, I guess.
by Urban Opinions (Not affiliated December 25, 2024
Get the Post-Hiatus BFDIA Community mug.A community on yt and tiktok that consists of mentally troubled teens or just furries making short animations to audios. Also there are cringey chronically online edgy teens who glaze problematic memers like toffuxx and birdie and jewc zone, either that or someone overrated has a cutesy style and 90% they end up being into loli or zoophilia or being a groomer + only 5% of animation memes are good so I don't recommend. The kids in this community are very suseptible to grooming because of being desensitised to furries putting weird coomer bait crap in their animation memes. Only 1% of the amc is chill and that percentage doesn't even like to associate with the communjty
by shmiigyツ January 1, 2025
Get the Animation meme community mug.A community on yt and tiktok that consists of mentally troubled teens or just furries making short animations to audios. Also there are cringey chronically online edgy teens who glaze problematic memers like toffuxx and birdie, either that or someone overrated making head bop memes has a cutesy style and 90% they end up being into loli or zoophilia or being a groomer or was groomed into being problematic + only 5% of animation memes are good so I don't recommend. The kids in this community are very suseptible to grooming because of being desensitised to furries putting weird coomer bait crap in their animation memes and they forgive too easily (or theres a 50% chance they will cry abt something did 5 years ago). Fortunately there is a small minority less than 10% of animation memers who are chill and don't associate with the community.
by shmiigyツ January 1, 2025
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