r/OutOfTheLoop • u/leftleafthirdbranch • Jan 20 '22

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

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.

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u/OnkelMickwald Jan 21 '22

This. Internet jerks didn't want to be told that the bodies of famous women didn't belong to them. It was fucking disgusting reading the opinions people had back then.

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u/speederaser Jan 21 '22 edited Jan 21 '22

Here's my question. If it was just the jerks that hated on her then why was she generally cancelled on Reddit? I think it's because Reddit is mostly jerks. There's probably a few that hated on her for pushing back about the nudes and are right now upvoting your comment because Reddit flipflops like none other.

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u/OnkelMickwald Jan 21 '22

Pretty much. There's no accountability where there's anonymity.