by PantherG January 21, 2023

Person 1: Are you addicted to perianal abscesses?
Person 2: Yes.
Person 1: Johann Sebastian Bach & Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi: The First Juvenile Release.
Person 2: Yes.
Person 1: Johann Sebastian Bach & Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi: The First Juvenile Release.
by Maternal-Fetal-Medicine February 10, 2025

If you're idolized enough, people will ignore all the horrible things you've done in your life. Being deceased is optional, although it has been proven to make the effect more...effective.
The Gandhi Effect is named for Mahatma Gandhi, who is often worshipped as a hero around the world, despite the fact that he was a serial rapist.
by Ubeenbamboozledson July 27, 2021

A person who steps in between two feuding people for the sole reason of making themselves look like a peacemaker and receiving kudos for their self-righteous effort. By relativizing the claims of each person in the dispute, and standing open armed with a pseudo-serene expression on their face, they naff off everyone in the room, but still think they are the second coming of Gandhi.
by IAIN_D October 15, 2020
