There has been much talk over the years of the "Black Eye Club". Various celebrities and politicians have been seen in public with a black or otherwise bruised eye. There have been various theories, including it being an initiation into the Illuminati (or one of its higher ranks) or being an injury caused by a vril lizard (a supposed alien or demonic parasite that burrows through the eye socket and attaches itself to a nerve or the brain, essentially taking over a person).

However, what if the real explanation is related to the traditional meaning of the phrase "black eye" when used in a metaphorical sense?

Oxford Languages:

Black eye: a mark or source of dishonor or shame. "the building's condition is a black eye for the entire state"

Dictionary.com:

Black Eye: A mark of shame, a humiliating setback, as in "That there are enough homeless folks to need another shelter is a black eye for the administration."

Collins Dictionary:

Give someone a black eye: to punish someone severely, but without causing them permanent harm, for something they have done

Idioms Online:

Give someone a black eye: To damage a person’s (or organization’s) reputation or to shame or humiliate them; can also refer to an organization or any other entity.

What if the "Black Eye Club" is made up of people who are being publicly shamed for doing something that the Illuminati/cabal considers shameful or disloyal? Maybe even making a deal with white hats, in some situations? Perhaps it could even be an excommunication of sorts.