A posterboy (or “poster boy,” also “postergirl/poster girl” as appropriate) is a usually famous person who is heavily associated with and/or generally found to represent a given movement, subculture, religious group, fandom, etc. to people who do not belong to said group. The name comes from their frequent appearances in the group’s promotional materials, especially posters. Generally, they are very outspoken, opinionated and experienced within their group, though a single act gaining major media attention can also thrust someone into posterboy-dom. Examples of posterboys include Richard Dawkins for the atheist community and Dan Savage for the homosexual community.
Unfortunately, due to the vocal minority effect, and the fact that sensationalist actions and statements tend to gain the most mainstream media attention, many posterboys hold wildly extreme views that aren’t supported by the majority of their groups, leading many to unfairly judge others who are normally perfectly sane.
Unfortunately, due to the vocal minority effect, and the fact that sensationalist actions and statements tend to gain the most mainstream media attention, many posterboys hold wildly extreme views that aren’t supported by the majority of their groups, leading many to unfairly judge others who are normally perfectly sane.
I hate calling myself an atheist anymore because our posterboys like Dawkins and Hitchens make us all look like assholes.
by arthousegrunge October 3, 2013
Get the Posterboy mug.The self-imposed seclusion Harry Potter fans submit themselves to as they read the the latest installment in the series.
After setting up the necessary fortifications and securing a copy of the latest Harry Potter book, Susie spent the next 16 hours in strict Potterclusion, coming out of her room only to make hasty trips to the bathroom.
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That feeling you get when leaving the theater after watching Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. You can also receive PPD from finishing the last novel in the Harry Potter series but this wasn't as bad because you always had the option of waiting for the movie to come out.
Guy 1: (upon exiting the movie theater) Dude, that Harry Potter movie was epic! I can't wait for the next one to come...oh.
Five days later
Guy 2: What's wrong with Guy 1, he hasn't been himself lately.
Guy 3: He's suffering from Post Potter Depression (PPD), last night he tried to kill himself by shouting Avada Kedavra and pointing a twig at his face.
Five days later
Guy 2: What's wrong with Guy 1, he hasn't been himself lately.
Guy 3: He's suffering from Post Potter Depression (PPD), last night he tried to kill himself by shouting Avada Kedavra and pointing a twig at his face.
by ncalderonhunt July 21, 2011
Get the Post Potter Depression (PPD) mug.The empty feeling that comes from finishing the seventh book in the Harry Potter series and realizing there will be no more.
Lucy started reading the Golden Compass books to fight her post-Potter depression but she said she just kept waiting for Voldemort to show up.
by Iva-Marie December 15, 2008
Get the post-Potter depression mug.Someone who claims to be emo. Dresses emo and tries to act emo. They tell everyone how sad they are all the time. And really their life is going perfectly fine. They cry constantly and claim to be depressed. Most of them cut and always show people. They go up to people and would be like "omg look what i did last night" then they would start crying and would want the other person to confide in them.
Emo Poser: Oh my god my life sucks. *cries and shows friend wrist* look what i did!
Emo: Why do you always show everyone?
Emo Poser: I do not!
Emo: Yea you do, you even showed people you hate.
Emo Poser: I thought you were my friend!
Emo: I'm not friends with posers!
Emo: Why do you always show everyone?
Emo Poser: I do not!
Emo: Yea you do, you even showed people you hate.
Emo Poser: I thought you were my friend!
Emo: I'm not friends with posers!
by suicidalgurl666 August 17, 2006
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Get the Pottermore mug.It's said that after years of years of getting into Harry Potter thanks to someone else, there comes a time in every HP fan's time that they are ready to see this Chart
Wormtail>Cedric = Wormtail klled Cedric
Voldemort (Gave Wormtail's hand)> Wormtail
Harry>Voldemort.
Using an awesome method by some smart dude, this refers that not only does Harry Potter PWN a premature little Vampire, but 4 times
Therefore, Harry Potter is 4x better than Twilight.
Suck it Vampires
Wormtail>Cedric = Wormtail klled Cedric
Voldemort (Gave Wormtail's hand)> Wormtail
Harry>Voldemort.
Using an awesome method by some smart dude, this refers that not only does Harry Potter PWN a premature little Vampire, but 4 times
Therefore, Harry Potter is 4x better than Twilight.
Suck it Vampires
by PunkyHearts August 7, 2011
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