I guess everything related to cringe-inducing situations? Memes, images, videos... The -anarchy part as I vaguely remember originates from some reddit drama - less moderated sub split from /r/cringe or something.
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The main difference is that r/CringeAnarchy was a banned, highly controversial subreddit focused on edgy, often hateful/violent "cringe" content with racist slang, while r/Cringe (likely referring to its successor or similar subs) is a mainstream subreddit for sharing generally embarrassing or awkward moments, focusing on humor without the explicit hate speech/incitement, though the original r/CringeAnarchy's banned nature and extremist leanings set it apart significantly from typical cringe-sharing communities.
Here's a breakdown:
r/CringeAnarchy (Banned):
Content: Featured "edgy" humor that often crossed into glorifying violence, racism (using terms like "nose-fren" for Jewish people), and Nazism ("Honk honk").
Focus: Pushed boundaries with hate speech and extremist ideologies disguised as cringe humor.
Status: Banned by Reddit for violating rules against glorifying violence.
r/Cringe (General):
Content: Shares embarrassing videos, posts, or situations (e.g., awkward social interactions, bad dancing, questionable fashion).
Focus: General awkwardness and relatable cringe, less about hate speech and more about social discomfort.
Status: A standard, active subreddit focused on lighthearted (though sometimes mean-spirited) embarrassment.
In essence, r/CringeAnarchy was a specific, toxic, and banned corner of the internet that used "cringe" as a vehicle for hate, whereas r/Cringe (and similar subs) is a broader category for sharing harmlessly awkward moments.
r/CringeAnarchy was a subreddit themed around "cringe", "edgy", politically incorrect content. Originally an uncensored (hence "anarchy") spinoff of r/cringe, its content later shifted to the far right, with transphobic and "anti-SJW" content taking prominence. The subreddit was quarantined in September of 2018, at which point it had over 400,000 subscribers.
Following the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings, anti-Muslim posts on r/CringeAnarchy increased. The sub was banned on April 25, 2019, for violating Reddit's content policy regarding violent content.
I guess I was hoping it would take off. Usually it's associated with making fun of the very strange characters that can occupy the lib-left.
It's hard to capture that in a term without resorting to something like "woke."
As Lenin said, "Leftism is an infantile disorder."
What kind of posts should go there, memes I guess?
I guess everything related to cringe-inducing situations? Memes, images, videos... The -anarchy part as I vaguely remember originates from some reddit drama - less moderated sub split from /r/cringe or something.
UPD Google AI overview to the rescue!
Lol at "nose-fren" - bad Google!
So maybe people that liked it on Reddit would come here, but I know there's a rule on not calling for violence here too which is understandable.
From Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversial_Reddit_communities#CringeAnarchy