Post events in history that served as political inflection points - moments that shifted the tone or direction of cultural focus.

I have to imagine for a lot of people, this was the first time they had ever heard of transgenderism.

A meme turned ideological battleground.

>>510701859 (OP)
Bruce Jenner coming out as a tranny. I remember before that they were just kinda considered weirdos (well they still are but you know what I mean) and most political discussions were about abortion, atheism, and global warming. That year that was all people talked about and it's still going.

>>510701936
Whoops beat me to it.

Last remnants of class-based populism before everything became idpol and woke.

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>>510702053
Bradley Manning becoming Chelsea Manning was personally the first I had ever even heard of that being a thing some people did, but Jenner was a way bigger phenomenon.

>>510702006
>lines next to the right eye
They used the glowie one.

Basically the go-to term for blind ideological extremism.

Bernie Goetz subway shooting

Anti-government conspiracy theories really kicked off here.

>>510702437
Another good example of state violence, symbolized the generational rift as well.

Over 100 million Americans watched this movie, mass psychological impact via mainstream media.

Reignited anti-globalization politics for a short while.

One image sinking a Presidential campaign.

>>510702972
Another example of how media framing could destroy a candidate.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6i-gYRAwM0

Beginning of the post-Civil Rights urban unrest and policing-related riots.

>>510703143
Another example, pretty sure this sparked the beginning of BLM.