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Fantano Effect 

The "Fantano Effect" is when the popular music review channel "theneedledrop" AKA Anthony Fantano's opinion becomes their own, only liking or disliking a certain song or record because Anthony Fantano reviewed it as positive or as negative. Generally these people cannot think for themselves and form opinions based off of what others say.
Mark: you heard that new -insert artist here- ?

Jeff: yeah i'll listen to it

theneedledrop video releases about the record/song

Jeff: -same opinion as Fantano with little to no deviation -
Mark: That's the Fantano Effect I guess...
Fantano Effect by D rain October 29, 2020

Fantano Band 

A band (usually somewhat obscure) that has been popularized by Youtube's music critic, Anthony Fantano.
Person 1: Have you heard the new Protomartyr album?
Person 2: Protomartyr? Never heard of em. Wait, is that another one of those Fantano Bands?
Person 1: Yeah, they're awesome.
Fantano Band by OlyGrunge December 11, 2018

Fantano pilled 

An opinion that you only have because fantano or another critic has the same opinion
Why are you mimicking ever critics opinion, do you know who you yourself like the album? Or are you some fantano pilled dumbass that can't take an opinion?
Fantano pilled by STL446 June 6, 2023

Anthony Fantano 

A music reviewer with a round melon head.
Hi everybody! Anthony Fantano here, the Internet's bussiest music nerd.

The Anthony Fantano effect 

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."

Anthony Fantano 

An internet-based music critic who happens to be a radical leftist sympathizer who was at one time mistaken for being "alt-right" and has since then been terrified of even the slightest connection to that term. From his comfy, gated, white community in Connecticut, he condemns anybody who hasn't bought into the "Comrade Cortez" ideology and holds a strong hatred towards police or any other establishment that has been smeared by the mainstream. While getting rid of student debt might sound good, Anthony fails to realize the ramifications as well as the process it would take to accomplish an almost impossible task. He has a black wife as well, so he scores a few woke points there too. While there is no harm in having personal political views, there is no need to present them or make them the main topic of a video which was predominantly supposed to be about music.
"Hey, did you see that Anthony Fantano gave NAV a 0/10?"

"Nah, I stopped watching his reviews once he said he was a vegan"
Anthony Fantano by navajodave69 November 11, 2020
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Oh man those burritos gave me the throat sweats, I hope I don’t have food poisoning.
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Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
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