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Onceler's Law

A fandom phenomina that states, essentially, if a given character in a work has a "good" and "evil" side or persona, the fandom will inevitably create a selfcest ship between the two. Named after the version of the Onceler from the 2012 Lorax film, which famously had a fanbase around the selfcest ship.

I saw some fanart of Simon Keyes from Ace Attorney Investigations 2 shipping him with himself. That's weird.

No, that's just Onceler's Law in action.

by SylentVoidkeeper July 20, 2024


Tavernitis

A term most often used in reference to fantasy stories, referring to needlessly gross, violent, or cruel elements
haphazardly put into a written work in order to establish a "darker" setting, tone, or story at the expense of other elements. It's namesake comes from a reoccurring instance where the trope is established immediately through a scene of the protagonist saving a barmaid or waitress from a sleazy customer in a tavern or pub.

Burned through Shadow of Conqueror. Didn’t like much. Too much Tavernitis and anime extreme emotion moments.

by SylentVoidkeeper May 16, 2023


Simple-Deep

A variety of song lyrics that cover a hard-hitting social issue, but only in the most literal, direct lyrics, often to give the impression that the song is deeper or more complicated while not alienating a potential audience who wouldn't understand the lyrics otherwise, especially on modern social media platforms like TikTok or Instagram.

"Hey, did you hear 'Victoria's Secret' by Jax?"
"Eh, the lyrics were that same Simple-Deep crap, makes the song feel too obvious."

by SylentVoidkeeper August 12, 2024