Bidoof's Law

English

Etymology

From a Tumblr user whose account was named after the Pokémon Bidoof.

Proper noun

Bidoof's Law

1. (Internet slang, humorous) An adage stating that it is humorous to see someone expressing a bad or offensive view and then discover they are openly addicted to porn (typically hentai).
   • [2019 September 18, plasticmild, “Bidoof's Law”, in Urban Dictionary‎^[1], retrieved December 21, 2023:

     Bidoof's law says that there will never be anything more joyous than reading a bad or offensive opinion online, checking the user's profile, and finding out they are "openly and shamelessly addicted to hentai".]

   • 2021 May 12, Gita Jackson, “The Rise and Fall of Bidoof, Pokémon Snap's Unlikely Hero”, in Kotaku‎^[2], retrieved December 21, 2023:

     Bidoof is also the namesake of Bidoof's Law, which states there's nothing funnier than seeing someone decry the decline of western culture while they are also "openly and shamelessly" addicted to anime porn.

   • 2022 October 9, OfMonstersAndWerewolves, Mphj7, “Bidoof's Law”, in Fanlore‎^[3], retrieved December 21, 2023:

     Bidoof's Law is an internet 'law' that points out the irony that many users on social media - particularly sites like Tumblr, where the post originated from, and Twitter - with reactionary politics raving about 'degeneracy' or how media/fandom/art is too political nowadays, will quite often also be shamelessly into hentai.