Talk:White Knight

Jim Jones
Is anyone aware of the term "white knight" as it relates to Jim Jones/Jonestown? I'm doing some research and seem to be falling a bit short on this bit of information.

Internet culture reference?
"White knight" is a very common term on many online forums and whatnot. Should this meaning be mentioned here? 65.78.144.206 (talk) 23:33, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

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Though several trollish edits appear to have been made, this is indeed a term which has come into common use and ought to be mentioned herein.


 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White_knight&type=revision&diff=534266113&oldid=531165434
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White_knight&type=revision&diff=597642835&oldid=597640950
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White_knight&type=revision&diff=671187084&oldid=644325553
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White_knight&type=revision&diff=671188792&oldid=671188630

However, from the response to the previous edits, I would recommend providing evidence for widespread usage, and also citing sources. 162.221.203.242 (talk)


 * The term predates misogynist troll usage by years if not decades, and took on a negative/ironic meaning to illustrate a form of codependency — https://duckduckgo.com/?q=%22white+knight%22+rescuer&t=ffsb&ia=products


 * While there should maybe be separate a bullet point for the current particular usage (pointing, of course, to at least one actual article), for the moment I'm re-casting the entry to make it not appear to be an Internet-spawned phenomenon. Weeb Dingle (talk) 04:02, 12 October 2017 (UTC)


 * I chose to leave the troll meme alone, but I did edit it so as to reduce evidence of illiteracy. Weeb Dingle (talk) 05:26, 12 October 2017 (UTC)

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