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The Candace Owens effect 

A member of a marginalized community saying that the community isn't marginalized and/or deserve to be marginalized for personal gain
Person 1: Queers aren't oppressed, I have a gay friend who said they weren't
Person 2: that's just The Candace Owens effect

COS (Candace Owens Syndrome)

When you recognize patterns that send you into an investigative spiral. Often includes symptoms of near-schizophrenic manic research and conspiratorial thinking.

Coined in reference to how Candace Owens be moving quite regularly, most notably in the wake of the killing of her business partner and personal friend, Charles (Charlie) James Kirk.
“i think my boyfriend is cheating on me because he started buying a new brand of mayonnaise
“Girl, you for sure have COS (Candace Owens Syndrome)”