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[Snarf Zagyg]

Per se, no. However, there is an old stereotype that all black people look alike to white people. As a result, some people are highly uncomfortable with the idea that they got Nelson Mandela confused with a different black person.

Another oft-used example of the "effect" is the belief that Sinbad was in the movie Kazaam (instead of Shaq), which is another example of the same issue.

So, to be fair, the broader complaint here is that people would rather invent a supernatural phenomenon rather than admit their memory is a little faulty. But some of the defining examples of it happen to be tied to this unfortunate history.

Um .... the Madela Effect is not supernatural.

It's just a specific (and more widespread) version of false memories that get reinforced through social means. Which are prevalent in all sorts of ways- from misremembered movies lines ("Play it again, Sam," or "Luke, I am your father," or "Beam me up, Scotty,") to basic confusion of historical events (people who confuse the announcement regarding Biko with Mandela or people who confuse the later coverage of Challenger with seeing the event) or other weirdnesses (Fruit of the Loom didn't have a cornucopia behind a bunch of fruit as the logo, Looney Tunes, not toons, Monopoly Man doesn't have a monocle).

It's just a name for a wide-spread false memory.

 

[Mannahnin]

Um .... the Madela Effect is not supernatural.

It's just a specific (and more widespread) version of false memories that get reinforced through social means. Which are prevalent in all sorts of ways- from misremembered movies lines ("Play it again, Sam," or "Luke, I am your father," or "Beam me up, Scotty,") to basic confusion of historical events (people who confuse the announcement regarding Biko with Mandela or people who confuse the later coverage of Challenger with seeing the event) or other weirdnesses (Fruit of the Loom didn't have a cornucopia behind a bunch of fruit as the logo, Looney Tunes, not toons, Monopoly Man doesn't have a monocle).

It's just a name for a wide-spread false memory.

Yes, but ALSO the person who coined the term was a paranormal researcher who speculated that it could be evidence of people having contact with or shifting between parallel realities. I've seen a lot of people use it this way, in reference to the idea that this is evidence of same.

False memory - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

Yes, but ALSO the person who coined the term was a paranormal researcher who speculated that it could be evidence of people having contact with or shifting between parallel realities. I've seen a lot of people use it this way, in reference to the idea that this is evidence of same.

False memory - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Yes, but that's nonsense. Not to offend anyone, but ... it is.

ETA- you might as well say that ghosts are messing with our pineal glands.

 

[Ryujin]

Yes, but that's nonsense. Not to offend anyone, but ... it is.

ETA- you might as well say that ghosts are messing with our pineal glands.

It has, however, made for a couple of halfway decent movies (and a few stinkers).

 

[Mannahnin]

Yes, but that's nonsense. Not to offend anyone, but ... it is.

Of course it's nonsense. I was just explaining why Deset Gled wrote "rather invent a supernatural phenomenon". Because that's what the term referred to. And sometimes still does, though not generally among folks who understand the plasticity of memory.

 

[Deset Gled]

Yes, but that's nonsense. Not to offend anyone, but ... it is.

ETA- you might as well say that ghosts are messing with our pineal glands.

To be clear: I am 100% in agreement with you on this.

Unfortunately, we also live in the world where the Flat Earth movement is growing rather than being laughed out of existence. There is a very real group of people that believe the Mandela Effect is a real supernatural thing. Statistically, it's likely that at least a few of them are members of this site.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

To be clear: I am 100% in agreement with you on this.

Unfortunately, we also live in the world where the Flat Earth movement is growing rather than being laughed out of existence.

The Flat Earth movement has members all over the globe.

 

[payn]

The Flat Earth movement has members all over the globe.

Thats what big globe doesnt want you to know! When you go off one side you come out the other like pac-man! Why dont you get this???

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

Thats what big globe doesnt want you to know! When you go off one side you come out the other like pac-man! Why dont you get this???

See, going from one side of the world to the other using, um, PHYSICS ... it's the only thing that can keep the ghosts from messin' with our pineal glands.

And you just supplied the photographic proof.

 

[payn]

See, going from one side of the world to the other using, um, PHYSICS ... it's the only thing that can keep the ghosts from messin' with our pineal glands.

And you just supplied the photographic proof.

You finally see, its all connected.