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
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A butt buddy with whom you have had formal affairs with.
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Little Johnny: "I think President Bush is the most beloved president since Hoover."
Big Johnny: "How did you come up with that idea?"
LJ: "I used the posterior extraction method."
Big Johnny: "How did you come up with that idea?"
LJ: "I used the posterior extraction method."
by frnkly April 28, 2008
Get the posterior extraction mug.To look surreptitiously and luridly at the hindquarters of a member of the appropriate sex from a distance, especially as practiced by statisticians, mathematicians, etc.
When they brought those due diligence chicks in for our 1 o'clock feeding, I was caught doing a posterior analysis on the asian one with the houndstooth skirt. Man I was embarassed.
by shabbychef September 9, 2009
Get the Posterior Analysis mug.A slang term depicting a play in basketball. In said play, a player dunks the ball over top or in front of another player, making a play so picturesque that it may appear on a poster, hence the term, posterized.
Some players may have their own versions of this, such as Greg Ostertag of the Sacramento Kings. When someone is 'posterized' by Ostertag, they are 'Osterized'. This pay is known as 'dirty' and 'ugly' and is generally unwanted throughout the NBA.
Some players may have their own versions of this, such as Greg Ostertag of the Sacramento Kings. When someone is 'posterized' by Ostertag, they are 'Osterized'. This pay is known as 'dirty' and 'ugly' and is generally unwanted throughout the NBA.
a) Yo man! VC just posterized the Pistons! Ben Wallace, you's a poster!
b) (taken from live stat tracking)
3:44 4th - G. Ostertag dunks the ball.
3:44 4th - Officials timeout for audience to throw up in bathroom.
b) (taken from live stat tracking)
3:44 4th - G. Ostertag dunks the ball.
3:44 4th - Officials timeout for audience to throw up in bathroom.
by Uncle Ben November 29, 2004
Get the posterized mug.French center Frederic Weiss became the ultimate definition of posterized in history by Vince Carter of team USA in the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
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