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A parody is defined as a literary or musical work in which the style of the author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule. The concept dates back to Ancient Greek literature, as Hegemon of Thasos was credited with being the first guy to change the words of poems to make them funny.
'''Gay 4 Sonichu''' is the Internet's first web forum for [[Homos|Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered]] [[Sonichu (comic)|''Sonichu'']] [[True and Loyal Fanbase|fans]]. Unsurprisingly, the message board was an attempt to bait Chris into a response by [[trolls]], which Chris fell for hook, line, and sinker.


In a broader sense, parodies need not be humorous as long as they provide some sort of commentary on the original work. In that sense, a parody can be considered a sort of critical analysis of the original work.
While Gay 4 Sonichu was very short term, with only one instance of direct contact with Chris (in the form of an [[IRC (20 January 2009)|IRC encounter]] between Chris and Gay 4 Sonichu founder '''{{w|A Confederacy of Dunces|Ignatius J. Reilly}}, PhD.''') it had a long term impact. Reilly's paper on the homoerotic themes of Sonichu, "[[User:Champthom/Paper|Heterosexual Homoeroticism in Internet Subcultures: A Case Study]]" (published in the ''Journal of Gay and Lesbian Subculture Studies'', Fall [[2009]]) seemed to hit Chris hard. Chris would also [[Retroactive continuity in Sonichu|retcon]] aspects of his comic that could be taken to be gay, such as the [[Rainbow]] Chris scene from [[Sub-Episode 2]] and redubbing the [[Sonichu Balls]] "Sonichu Crystals."


For [[Christian Weston Chandler]], the word "parody" is basically a way to secure copyrights for other people's ideas.  You see, parody falls under "fair use" in copyright law, so if [[Sonichu (character)|Sonichu]] is a <i>parody</i> of [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] and [[Pokemon]], then it's perfectly legal for Chris to turn Sonichu into a multimedia empire. 
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Gay 4 Sonichu is the Internet's first web forum for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Sonichu fans. Unsurprisingly, the message board was an attempt to bait Chris into a response by trolls, which Chris fell for hook, line, and sinker.

While Gay 4 Sonichu was very short term, with only one instance of direct contact with Chris (in the form of an IRC encounter between Chris and Gay 4 Sonichu founder Ignatius J. Reilly, PhD.) it had a long term impact. Reilly's paper on the homoerotic themes of Sonichu, "Heterosexual Homoeroticism in Internet Subcultures: A Case Study" (published in the Journal of Gay and Lesbian Subculture Studies, Fall 2009) seemed to hit Chris hard. Chris would also retcon aspects of his comic that could be taken to be gay, such as the Rainbow Chris scene from Sub-Episode 2 and redubbing the Sonichu Balls "Sonichu Crystals."

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