Language Policing: Gaslighting | Thing of Things
I recently saw someone characterize Mike Pence lying about what Trump said as an attempt at a “mass public gaslighting,” which I think is the final lump of dirt thrown into the grave of…
Tags abuse tw , american politics is the best reality show , language I recently saw someone characterize Mike Pence lying about what Trump said as an attempt at a “ mass public gaslighting ,” which I think is the final lump of dirt thrown into the grave of the good and useful word ‘gaslighting’, which used to describe a specific form of abuse and is now apparently a synonym for “lying” or “disagreeing”. First of all, gaslighting is about observable, physical facts. Here is an example of things that could be gaslighting: “no, I never hit yo
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