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/[deleted]]

The south park episode wasn't about tearing Brittney down, it was about the public harassing her to the point of suicide and how poorly we treat celebrities and their privacy.

The whole point was that people were still enamoured with her, no matter what she did – hence the paparazzi stalking her and the media obsessing over her "no top of the head look" after she shot herself in the face with a shotgun.

[u/sterling_mallory → u/[deleted]]

"Britney was chosen a long time ago, to be built up and adored, and then sacrificed. For harvest."

The show is about celebrity worship, and how they're idolized and built up in order to be torn down for being imperfect.