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Comicsgate

Comicsgate proper noun: a right-wing campaign in opposition to diversity and progressivism in the North American superhero comic book industry.

Proper noun

Comicsgate

  1. (informal) A right-wing campaign in opposition to diversity and progressivism in the North American superhero comic book industry.
    • Gamergate, “the Fappening” (or Celebgate), and the subsequent Comicsgate are examples of campaigns that deployed active memetic warfare in racialized and gendered ways to attack and drive away a constructed enemy.2021, Lisa Nakamura, Hanah Stiverson, Kyle Lindsey, Racist Zoombombing, Routledge, →ISBN

Origin of Comicsgate

From comics + -gate.

Questions about Comicsgate

What does Comicsgate mean?
Comicsgate means a right-wing campaign in opposition to diversity and progressivism in the North American superhero comic book industry.
What part of speech is Comicsgate?
Comicsgate is a proper noun.

Words near Comicsgate in the dictionary

  1. comicotragedy
  2. comicotragic
  3. comicotragical
  4. comicry
  5. comics
  6. Comicsgate
  7. comicsverse
  8. comicsverses
  9. comicverse
  10. comicverses
  11. comiczine

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