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OH JOHN RINGO NO
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| See also: | The Open-Source Boob Project, meme |
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"OH JOHN RINGO NO" is a phrase coined by David Hines during reading of John Ringo's Paladin of Shadows series (2005-13). The phrase become a popular catchphrase and meme used to point out misogyny.
Origin
It was first introduced during the review Books to make my flist's heads explode: John Ringo by David Hines.
I do, however, have a finely-tuned defense mechanism: whenever something trips my circuit breaker, causing me to cringe away from the page, I utter aloud a cry that resets my noggin. You will probably need it yourself, so I provide it here, as a public service: "OH JOHN RINGO NO."[1].
Popularization
Internet
The phrase spread through the internet with several contexts related to bad writing[2] and misogyny.
Fandom
In April 2008, The Open-Source Boob Project led to wide-spread fannish adoption of the phrase to refer to blatant misogyny by a person or fictional character:
Thanks to this whole "Open Source" debate, I've learned a new catchphrase: OH JOHN RINGO NO. And now I've become aware of the source. [3]
It was also used as a tag for misogyny and homophobia[4] as well as a meme and catchphrase[5] in Journalfen community Unfunnybusiness.
An alternate usage specific to DC Universe fandom was "OH FRANK MILLER NO," perhaps due to both authors' use of hypermasculine heroes and prostitute heroines. From a 2008 essay:
When characters of color are written out or killed, when female characters are treated in gender-specific derogatory ways (such as making the majority of female characters prostitutes, thus giving rise to the Frank Miller test)... [6]
References
- ^ Hradzka, books to make my flist's head explode: John Ringo, David Hines, March 22, 2008 (Accessed October 2, 2008)
- ^ i_am_a_jedi, A Meme is Born, Metafilter, May 2, 2008 (Accessed October 2, 2008)
- ^ Jeff Pack, OH JOHN RINGO NO, Bookworm, April 25, 2008 (Accessed October 2, 2008)
- ^ Unfunnybusiness Community Tag, April 22, 2008 (Accessed October 2, 2008)
- ^ Melannen, OH JOHN RINGO NO, Unfunnybusiness, April 22, 2008 (Accessed October 2, 2008)
- ^ Merlin Missy at "That Would Never Happen in My Fandom" (May 23, 2008)
Further Reading
- Feminist SF Wiki OH JOHN RINGO NO, April 26, 2008 (Accessed October 2, 2008)
- Oh John Ringo No Amazon Tag,Accessed October 14, 2008
- David Hines, OH JOHN RINGO NO: the T-shirt is here, May 12, 2008 Accessed October 14, 2008
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| People | David Hines, TheFerrett |
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| Things | The Open-Source Boob Project, Books to make my flist's heads explode: John Ringo |