Misuse of a safety mechanism, like a fire alarm, danger hotlines or report buttons on a website, to censor speech without regard to the intent of the safety mechanism.
A type of rulebombing.
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Fire alarming is a problem, because it:
(a) disrespects actual instances of dangerous events the mechanism is designed to prevent, and
(b) causes people who have to monitor uses of that safety mechanism to show skepticism to future uses of that safety mechanism, since the number of serious instances are diluted.
A type of rulebombing.
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Fire alarming is a problem, because it:
(a) disrespects actual instances of dangerous events the mechanism is designed to prevent, and
(b) causes people who have to monitor uses of that safety mechanism to show skepticism to future uses of that safety mechanism, since the number of serious instances are diluted.
I posted a video critical of this girl's ideology on YouTube, but now all of her supporters are fire alarming me.
by PaleBlueYacht May 13, 2013
A lie or method of misleading where one symbolic clue is kept while all other details are omitted. Listeners will then reconstruct the story based on familiar associations with the symbolic detail.
misclue about suicide: "Last night, there were pills scattered on the floor." (Which I happened to knock over.)
misclue about danger: "I found a gun in my house last night that I didn't own." (It was a water gun.)
misclue about sickness: "Sorry I didn't come to work yesterday. I woke up vomiting." (From a hangover.)
misclue about danger: "I found a gun in my house last night that I didn't own." (It was a water gun.)
misclue about sickness: "Sorry I didn't come to work yesterday. I woke up vomiting." (From a hangover.)
by PaleBlueYacht May 13, 2013
aggressive online efforts, usually by mobs via social media, to harm the employment/career/livelihood of a person, esp. when said harm is motivated by ideology, outrage, or both.
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see also: rulebombing, fire alarming
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see also: rulebombing, fire alarming
Amy: Did you see the insensitive rant that Joe posted on his blog?
Bob: Yeah. I've already sent it to HuffPo and Gawker. Hopefully we can post up where he works for everyone to see.
Amy: Woah, you're running a bluelisting campaign? I was just asking if you'd seen it. Jesus christ, Bob.
Bob: Yeah. I've already sent it to HuffPo and Gawker. Hopefully we can post up where he works for everyone to see.
Amy: Woah, you're running a bluelisting campaign? I was just asking if you'd seen it. Jesus christ, Bob.
by PaleBlueYacht May 13, 2013
The feeling which occurs after one has stayed up past his sleep cycle such that the body has abandoned its "go to sleep" feeling and has shifted into a light buzz.
It is comparable to the lingering buzz that remains in the morning after a night of drinking, because the body is rather awake yet clearly not fully sober.
It is comparable to the lingering buzz that remains in the morning after a night of drinking, because the body is rather awake yet clearly not fully sober.
KATE: John, go to bed. Aren't you sleepy? You were dozing off at your desk a few hours ago.
JOHN: Yeah, but the sleepy part of my cycle is over. It's back into awake mode, so I'm lanked now.
JOHN: Yeah, but the sleepy part of my cycle is over. It's back into awake mode, so I'm lanked now.
by PaleBlueYacht February 20, 2011
The feeling of intense embarrassment after one realizes they have constructed their sense of self on false premises.
At age 13, Matt was what you would call wapanese. Having never confronted his self-misconception for what it was, he channeled his existential embarrassment into hatred of others who reminded him of the way he used to be.
SARAH: baka! ^^;
MATT: congrats you're weeabo garbage
SARAH: :(
AMY: Matt, don't be malicious to Sarah as a form of compensation for your inability to deal with anything that reminds you of when you were 13 and deluded.
SARAH: baka! ^^;
MATT: congrats you're weeabo garbage
SARAH: :(
AMY: Matt, don't be malicious to Sarah as a form of compensation for your inability to deal with anything that reminds you of when you were 13 and deluded.
by PaleBlueYacht February 22, 2011
A definition or summary of something in the most agreeable terms possible, omitting the nuances of ideology or the specifics of policy.
cheeky description of libertarianism: "we like freedom."
cheeky description of democrats: "we dislike inequality."
cheeky description of republicans: "we like America."
cheeky description of feminism: "we want equality for women."
cheeky description of white supremacists: "we like white culture."
cheeky description of Bush-era foreign policy: "we don't like terrorists."
cheeky description of MADD: "we don't like drunk driving accidents."
cheeky description of NRA: "we like freedom and safety."
cheeky description of PETA: "we oppose animal torture."
cheeky description of democrats: "we dislike inequality."
cheeky description of republicans: "we like America."
cheeky description of feminism: "we want equality for women."
cheeky description of white supremacists: "we like white culture."
cheeky description of Bush-era foreign policy: "we don't like terrorists."
cheeky description of MADD: "we don't like drunk driving accidents."
cheeky description of NRA: "we like freedom and safety."
cheeky description of PETA: "we oppose animal torture."
by PaleBlueYacht May 18, 2013
Mass reporting of any violation of a rule while disrespecting the intent of the rule, just for the sake of getting something removed.
1. Someone posts a video of a political speech. There is no swearing; it could be on CNN.
2. The opponents of the person giving the speech mass report that video for containing "disturbing content," even though "disturbing content" is supposed to be something like, say, gore.
3. In reaction to the mass reports, moderators flag the video as 18+ or remove it entirely, just because of the rulebombing effect.
2. The opponents of the person giving the speech mass report that video for containing "disturbing content," even though "disturbing content" is supposed to be something like, say, gore.
3. In reaction to the mass reports, moderators flag the video as 18+ or remove it entirely, just because of the rulebombing effect.
by PaleBlueYacht May 13, 2013