English is not my mother tongue, what is the equivalent idiomatic non-controversial English phrase?
Brownie points: https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/brownie_point#English
Good boy points: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/tendies-stories
But for what it's worth, I think it's an absurd idea to try and cleanse oneself of 4chan memes, since they form such a significant strata of internet culture. The attitude that some people have towards 4chan is embarrassing. It's just a website. Yes, it harbours fascists, but so does every other website. Moreover it's one of the few places left on the internet where people say what they think rather than what they want other people to think they think...
As an engineer, I believe in tradeoffs and pragmatism, not dogmatism. Thus, I have no issue with GP's objection and have made the suggested edit.