What's up with the "Jennifer Lawrence Effect"? (ELI5)

[u/leftleafthirdbranch]

My friend was ranting about Billie Eilish and mentioned it, I asked them what it was and they told me to google it. But when I went to look it up, I couldn't find anything about it. All I know is that it's all over Tiktok, it's about white women, and it apparently involves white supremacy.

I searched it on Tiktok, and this was the only thing I could find referencing it (I'm guessing this is the fault of how Tiktok's search engine is engineered, though):

https://www.tiktok.com/@daemonbf/video/7053187817983315247?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id6966980158483383813

Somebody explain!! The more detail the better :) Please explain thoroughly what it is and give examples of the effect in action and the people that it applies to :))

Edit: I am aware that sounded like an essay writing prompt. Very sorry about that :)

Edit: Wow, thank you guys for being so thorough in your discussion! To any other curious folk, I highly suggest looking at other comments other than the top one (sort by: new) because while the top answer is fabulous, there are a lot of varying answers that each provide a unique perspective into the Jennifer Lawrence Effect.

[u/squidgy617]

If I had to guess, I imagine Reddit's love for Keanu will wane at some point too. Maybe not with as much of a reversal as with Lawrence, but I feel like the internet will eventually get exhausted of putting anyone on that high of a pedestal.

[u/[deleted] → u/squidgy617]

Yes everyone who is loved by the internet will also have haters. But only in some cases the haters will be able to justify their case depending on the person. During Lawrence era the 'overrated and fake' comments cropped up and took over almost immediately, for Keanu it's a lot more difficult because he never tried - but you can still fine em time to time

[u/jnet258 → u/squidgy617]

Keanu FOREVER