GASLIGHT MEME UPDATE

Someone who gaslights and gatekeeps generally isnвЂ™t a great person, which is why the inclusion of вЂњgirlbossвЂќ in the phrase is so interesting. In the same way, the termвЂ™s popularization makes the behavior easier to call out. Gatekeeping, like gaslighting, is a term that describes a manipulative behavior made popular on the internet.

ThereвЂ™s a whole gatekeeping subreddit dedicated to calling out this behavior. If a punk music fan tells you that you canвЂ™t wear that shirt if you canвЂ™t name five Nirvana songs, thatвЂ™s gatekeeping. Gatekeeping is, according to Urban Dictionary, вЂњwhen someone takes it upon themselves to decide who does or does not have access or rights to a community or identity.вЂќ ItвЂ™s used to make the gatekeeper feel superior to others on the outside or more deserving of an identity.ДЇor instance, maybe youвЂ™re wearing a Nirvana shirt from Urban Outfitters. вЂњGaslight, gatekeep, girlbossвЂќ doesnвЂ™t encourage gaslighting - it pokes fun at people who do, and thus makes it easier to identify and destigmatizes calling it out. She identified this to her audience as gaslighting, and she told In The Know that it helped her audience realize that exact thing had been happening to them, though they didnвЂ™t know what to call it.

GASLIGHT MEME UPDATE

Update your settings here to see it.ДЇor instance, in December, TikToker Dana Pizzarelli went viral for calling out her boyfriend who denied doing something she saw happen with her own eyes. This content is not available due to your privacy preferences.

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