Primarily the Bambi Effect designates the emotional trauma, usually mild and transitory experienced by hunters and trappers when viewing close up a dead or dying and suffering neotenous, i.e., "cute and adorable" animal for whose death and suffering they suddenly acknowledge some responsibility.
Guilt experienced by a hunter as he suddenly identifies with the suffering of an animal which he has killed. The name is a reference to the classic Disney film, Bambi, in which the tragic climax to the story is reached as the protagonist's (Bambi's) mother is killed by hunters.
Secondarily the effect pertains to the reaction of witnesses to scenes of the brutal killing of said neotenous animals, e.g., harp seal pups clubbed by Canadian hunters.
Guilt experienced by a hunter as he suddenly identifies with the suffering of an animal which he has killed. The name is a reference to the classic Disney film, Bambi, in which the tragic climax to the story is reached as the protagonist's (Bambi's) mother is killed by hunters.
Secondarily the effect pertains to the reaction of witnesses to scenes of the brutal killing of said neotenous animals, e.g., harp seal pups clubbed by Canadian hunters.
The black limpid pools for eyes of small, helpless harp seal pups connote childlike innocence, and it was the oft repeated images in the mass media of the clubbing of seal pups that caused an outcry in the 1970's to protect the pups from Canadian hunters. Strangely, the continual slaughter of bonobo apes, who are genetically closest to humans or of West African elephants, orders of magnitude more intelligent and consciously aware than any seal pup, never provoked nearly the same amount of public concern and outrage against animal cruelty. This seeming ethical inconsistency is no doubt owing to the differential operation of the Bambi Effect upon witnesses to images of human-caused animal suffering.
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Originated from Marvel comics, it was originally Night Crawlers sound affect when he would teleport. However, Dane Cook likes to be a stupid douchebag and take all the credit and uses the term BAMF as 'Bad Ass Mother Fucker'
Dane Cook: And I was like MAN I'M SUCH A BAMF!
Night Crawler: SHUT UP YOU STUPID BITCH! YOU TAKE ALL MY SHIT!
Night Crawler: SHUT UP YOU STUPID BITCH! YOU TAKE ALL MY SHIT!
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Get the Bamf mug.Bad Ass Mother Fucker - any guy who's remarkably comfortable with his sexuality. he gets "family portraits" taken with his roomates. isn't scraed of a little bromance with the intent of being daringly funny. said roomates, may also dress in slacks and argyle sweaters. maybe even OVER dress to a work function in tuxedos with tails and hawaiian print shirts. they may also have the balls to wear superhero briefs and show them off in public like it ain't no bigs! while out getting drunk, they're not afraid to buy rediculous amounts of "girly" drinks and chug them while chasing said drinks with jolly rancher shots and buttery nipples. these guys are so badass, that some lucky girls might get bought shots of water in a bar. these said BAMFs also have a tendancy to listen to classic songs and may even be caught singing Abba's Dancing Queen at a local kareoke night. also, they might do these things completely trashed off booze, or sober. never know with a BAMF
BAMF - most TACPs and JTACs
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Switches are often characterized by a more bad ass musical score, a slow mo' scene, or some sort of brief phrase, such as "No", "Kill 'im", or "Hey- ARG!1!" *Arm breaks*.
Switches are often characterized by a more bad ass musical score, a slow mo' scene, or some sort of brief phrase, such as "No", "Kill 'im", or "Hey- ARG!1!" *Arm breaks*.
The Rundown: After The Rock grabs the two shotguns.
The Matrix: During Morphius' rescue, just after the security guard says, "Holy Shit!"
BAMF Switch... Lol
The Matrix: During Morphius' rescue, just after the security guard says, "Holy Shit!"
BAMF Switch... Lol
by jkar64 October 7, 2008
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2. Having your arse kicked badly.
3. Slapped down like an insignificant piece of shit.
2. Having your arse kicked badly.
3. Slapped down like an insignificant piece of shit.
1. I sucked so much in that game I got BAMMED.
2. You're such a victim dude - we bammed you!
3. "You're a poofwagon homobobo asschomper" "BAMMED!!"
2. You're such a victim dude - we bammed you!
3. "You're a poofwagon homobobo asschomper" "BAMMED!!"
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