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==Antiassociative algebra==
An algebra antiassociative if (xy)z = -x(yz) for every case of x,y, and z.
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==Ugandan Knuckles==
Ugandan Knuckles is an [[internet meme]] from January 2018 depicting a deformed version of [[Knuckles the echidna]]. Players would go in hords to the virtual reality video game ''[[VRChat]]'' to troll other players. The people would say quotes such as "Do you know the way?", which originate from the 2010 Ugandan action film ''[[Who Killed Captain Alex?]]'', as well as "spitting" on other users whom they felt did not know "de way".<ref name="dailydot">{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/ugandan-knuckles-vrchat-meme/|title=How Ugandan Knuckles turned VRChat into a total trollfest|last=Hathaway|first=Jay|date=11 January 2018|website=The Daily Dot|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=13 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://heavy.com/games/2018/01/controversial-ugandan-knuckles-meme/|title=Controversial ‘Ugandan Knuckles’ Meme Has Infested VRChat|last=MacGregor|first=Collin|date=9 January 2018|website=Heavy.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=13 January 2018}}</ref>
===History===
On February 20 2017, YouTuber Gregzilla uploaded a video on Sonic Lost World featuring a parody picture of Knuckles the Echidna. On December 22 2017, a 3D model of the Knuckles sketch was released on ''[[DeviantArt]]''. That day, YouTuber Stahlsby uploaded a video in which several ''VRChat'' players wearing the parody costume trolled others by making clicking noises and saying "You do not know the way".<ref>https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ugandan-knuckles Retrieved October 9 2018</ref> The meme continued to gain popularity until about mid-January 2018, but had mostly subsided by February.<ref>https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=Ugandan%20Knuckles&geo=US retrieved October 9 2018</ref>
===Controversy===
Because of its use of a fake Ugandan accent as well as the quotations from ''Who Killed Captain Alex?'', the meme was widely criticized for being racially insensitive;<ref name="dailydot"/><ref name=Polygon2/> ''[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]'' described it as problematic.<ref name=Polygon2>{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2018/1/8/16863932/ugandan-knuckles-meme-vrchat|title=‘Ugandan Knuckles’ is overtaking VRChat|last=Alexander|first=Julia|publisher=[[Vox Media, Inc.]]|work=Polygon|date=January 8, 2018|accessdate=January 9, 2018}}</ref> On January 27 2018, the company [[Razer Inc.|Razer]] was brought under fire for posting a Ugandan Knuckles meme that was widely criticised as a racist misstep.<ref>https://gizmodo.com/does-razer-know-it-posted-a-racist-meme-1822485212 Retrieved October 9 2018</ref>
The creator of the avatar, [[DeviantArt]] user "tidiestflyer", has expressed regret over how it has been used, saying that he hopes it is not used to annoy players of ''VRChat'' and that he enjoys the game and he does not want to see anyone's rights get taken away because of the avatar.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/news/362289-creator-vrchats-ugandan-knuckles-meme-regrets-decision|title=Creator of VRChat’s ‘Ugandan Knuckles’ Meme Regrets His Decision|last=Tamburro|first=Paul|date=8 January 2018|website=GameRevolution|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=13 January 2018}}</ref> In response to the trolling in the game, the developers of ''VRChat'' published an open letter on ''[[Medium (website)|Medium]]'', stating that they were developing "new systems to allow the community to better self moderate" and asking users to use the built-in muting features.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2018/1/10/16875716/vrchat-safety-concerns-open-letter-players-behavior |title=VRChat team speaks up on player harassment in open letter |last=Alexander |first=Julia |date=January 10, 2018 |website=Polygon |access-date=January 11, 2018}}</ref>
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