About

Team Nolan vs. Team Noah is a debate that spread through certain subreddits, particularly /r/teenagers, in the fall of 2016 after a user posted her sister's list comparing her two crushes, Noah and Nolan.

Origin

On November 19th, 2016, user mgeagan19, who has since deleted her account,^[1] posted a photograph to /r/teenagers of a list her 15 year old sister made comparing the positive qualities of Noah and Nolan in a thread titled "Lmao my sister's comparison of her two crushes."^[2] She posted the second half of the list in a thread to "Part 2: lmao my sister's comparison of her two crushes."^[3] The two photographs, shown below, gained nearly 4,000 points combined.

Spread

The threads generated much discussion on /r/teenagers as people debated whether Noah or Nolan were the better choice for this person to date. Users subscribed to the thread added "Team Noah" or "Team Nolan" to their handles. Some pointed out that because the writer of the list had already fantasized about the size of Noah's penis, Nolan didn't "stand a chance," while others took into account that because Nolan is noted as "Not a Trump supporter," he is the better option. A Strawpoll^[4] was posted to the subreddit the same day by confused_aspie and generated over 3,000 votes in two days. As of November 21st, 2016, Nolan is winning 73%-27%. Reddit users also began making image macros based on the debate, and posts about the debate have populated the front page of /r/teenagers. A thread was posted to /r/OutOfTheLoop on the 20th by uberazn^[5] asking about the origins of the Nolan vs. Noah debate and generated over 40 points.

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