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Ilikepurple

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9. I'm not in the right age group or culture to really be in the know, but I'll try.
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 06:52 AM
Feb 3

A lolcow is usually a celebrity, probably an influencer or streamer, whose actions or statements are such that not only are they easy to make fun of, but they react to criticism in a way that leaves them even easier to make fun of. The idea is that you milk the lolcow for lols. That is you provoke them in a way that they double down on whatever you’re criticizing them for. It’s a person susceptible to continuous online bullying by like minded individuals often because they are unaware of how odd or wrong their words and actions are?

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