The Rule of Goats says that self-awareness or irony doesn't change public perception. If you fuck a goat, even if you say it's
for the lulz or to prove a larger point, you're still a goat-fucker.
The saying was coined by criminal defense attorney Ken White of the Popehat Report. It's loosely connected to an
Irish Pub joke about an old man who has multiple accomplishments but also once fucked a goat. In the end, nobody recognizes him for his
achievements and instead only knows him as the goat-fucker.