Comment on Fox show hosts said Taylor Swift "should be conservative" given her background, because to them it's an identity.

Coreidan@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  So, I’m going to be that guy because it’s a pet peeve of mine.

  It’s NOT called gas lighting. People like to throw that word around but it has one specific meaning, which has nothing to do with this situation.

  Well, I guess it could have two meetings but the second one is literally lighting gas on fire.

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  • scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yeah, it is for when someone is literally trying to convince you that you are crazy, that things you know are true didn’t happen. Usually found in abusive relationships.

    Fox isn’t convincing people they are crazy. They’re telling people everyone else is and they’re the only same ones, bolstering their confidence, and that drives a false narrative on its own

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    • teamevil@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It’s called gas lamping… that’s our fun family joke when someone is clearly gaslighting…to correct them by gaslighting. I love my family

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• umbrella@lemmy.ml ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  its insightful to be aware of what your supposed opponent is doing.

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