What does Rule 34 mean on the Internet?
Rule 34. (Internet slang, fandom slang, informal) The proposition that there are pornographic depictions of anything and everything, especially as fan art on the Internet. (Internet slang, fandom slang, informal) Pornographic content of this kind.
Where did the concept of Rule 34 come from?
The concept is commonly depicted as fan art of normally non-erotic subjects engaging in sexual behavior. Rule 34 originated from a 2003 webcomic, captioned “Rule #34 There is porn of it. No exceptions.”, which was drawn by Peter Morley-Souter to depict his shock at seeing Calvin and Hobbes parody porn.
Are there any rules to being on the Internet?
Rule 29: On the internet, all girls are men, and all kids are undercover FBI agents. Rule 32: Any line can be interpreted with a sexual connotation. No exceptions. Rule 34: If it exists, there is porn of it. No exceptions. Rule 35: If no porn is found of it, it will be made. Rule 36: No matter what it is, it is somebody’s fetish. No exceptions.
What is Rule 34 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure?
Rule 34 (internet meme), which states, “If it exists, there is porn of it. No exceptions.”. Rule 34 (novel), by Charles Stross, named after the internet meme. Rule 34 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which governs requests for production of documents.
Rule 34 is a fake yet surprisingly reliable “rule” of the Internet which states that if something exists, there is porn of it. And by something, we mean anything. Literally anything you may have seen or heard of before. Nazis, Golden Grahams, Care Bears, amputee hillbillies, the Koch brothers, whatever.
What does Rule 34 mean in feminist theory?
Feminist scholar Susanna Paasonen summarizes Rule 34, along with versions of Rules 35 and 36 to mean that no matter how unlikely or unusual the concept, pornography of it is either available online or will be. John Paul Stadler concluded that Rule 34 reflects the codification of paraphilias into social identity structures.