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Switching gears, but another facet of what I'm talking about encompasses religion. This doesn't go for everyone who posts on CE, but I've noticed a considerable ground level of support for Christianity, accompanied by disdain or nonbelievers. Atheism topics tend to get relentlessly mocked on this board with lots of "Now I am euphoric"s, "*tips fedora*"s, "milady"s, etc. It's a rarity to even see a topic challenging the precepts of Christianity anymore. I could be totally wrong, but I suspect part of the reason for this is, again, a lot of posters here have this peculiar authoritarian mindset that leads them to respect established authorities and traditions (like organized religion) while spurning people who rebel against those institutions.

Or have you ever noticed how if a picture of a girl with blue hair and thick-rimmed black glasses gets posted, she'll be roundly mocked? People will dogpile, calling her hipster, SJW, tumblrina, etc. It's like any rebellion against societal norms, even in something as venial as a person's appearance, will trigger this impulse in people to lash out. It's a weird authoritarian thing going on here. CE are like the anti-hippies, here it's all about obeying and conforming.