Top definition
Originated by YouTuber "Apandah", the Anthony Fantano effect is when you provide a valid number of reasons to to why you dislike someone or something, but people completely disregard your reasoning and instead fabricate their own reasons to why you dislike said thing.
Person 1: "I don't really understand the hype behind (game/movie). The concept is not that exciting and a large majority of the community is toxic, so I think I-

Person 2: "WOW YOU DON'T HAVE TO HATE ON SOMETHING JUST BECAUSE IT'S POPULAR JUST LET PEOPLE ENJOY THINGS NO ONE ASKEDASJKFHRHRJ

Person 3: "You're under The Anthony Fantano effect. get off Twitter and go outside, you fucking germ."
by JumboSprite September 25, 2020
Get the mug
Get a The Anthony Fantano effect mug for your papa Manafort.
May 22 Word of the Day
A moment that is generally agreed to have had a significant influence on pop culture and everyday life. While the term was coined by Rose McGowan in context of the #MeToo movement, and is mostly associated with the K-pop community, the phenomenon is universal and a basic component of how culture works.

Real world events such as social/political movements, the election of a new U.S. President, major catastrophes and disasters, as well as entertainment such as movies, music and TV, can all function as cultural resets. Notable cultural resets in relatively recent memory include:

* The Beatles appearing on the Ed Sullivan show in 1964
* The Watergate scandal of 1974
* The release of Nevermind by Nirvana in 1991
* The September 11, 2001 attacks
* The election and inauguration of Barack Obama in 2009
* The COVID-19 pandemic
"The Nineties politically started with the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989 and the Soviet Union dissolving on December 26, 1991, and ended with both the 2000 Presidential election which saw the victory of George W. Bush and the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 which left people so stupefied that it functioned as something of a cultural reset button." - TV Tropes' article on the 1990s
by Spike from Degrassi February 09, 2021
Get the mug
Get a cultural reset mug for your girlfriend Rihanna.