Sophia Amoruso, founder of Nasty Gal and self-made billionaire, originated the term “Girlboss.” It was the title of her memoir, which told the story of how she founded her business. Gatekeeping involves discouraging others and limits people from learning and taking opportunities to advance themselves. However, there comes to a point where gatekeeping does not work for everyone. In a work setting, it could be good that someone is gatekeeping access because the gatekeeper is doing his or her job and ensuring that nothing bad happens. My problem with “Gatekeep”Īccording to Lexico, “gatekeeping” is the “activity of controlling” and “limiting access” to certain things. There is nothing wrong with taking an opportunity to improve oneself, but there is a huge issue with manipulating people. This action causes someone to doubt their own self-belief when the gaslighter is really the bad guy. It’s a dangerous action for someone to take in order to get what they want from someone.
“You did this to me” or “It’s all in your head” are examples of gaslighting someone. “Gaslighting” is linked to mental health issues and it’s a dangerous form of manipulation.
Gaslight girlboss gatekeep movie#
The Ingrid Bergman’s movie “Gaslight” inspired the term. “Gaslight” has never been a positive phrase. You can still empower someone without this motto. Yes, feminism is important, but do we need to be aggressive about it? Do we have to use aggressive words like these? Later, I researched the motto and discovered that it is short for “gaslight every moment, gatekeep every day, and girlboss beyond words.” Are you familiar with the “live, laugh, love” motto? The other day, I learned from a friend that Tumblr coined the term.
0 kommentar(er)
