A scene featuring John Travolta in the 1994 crime film Pulp Fiction has spawned a series of humorous reaction GIFs on Reddit and Imgur.

Since the release of Fallout 4 this week, players have been sharing their silly, hideous and disturbing avatars made using the game's impressive character creator.

Following the release of the official poster for the upcoming science fiction adventure film Star Wars: The Force Awakens, photoshopped parodies quickly circulated on Tumblr and Reddit.

This hoax hashtag campaign orchestrated by members of 4chan appears to have largely failed, as most of the examples found on Twitter originated from accounts created within the last few days.

This trending Twitter hashtag is used to mock stereotypes associated with a type of Western machismo which some consider a sign of frailness and insecurity.