Definitions by Reflecting back

Muffin Rage 

Muffin rage is what we feel when there is a vast chasm between our actual needs and what another person or an institution thinks we need. - Credited to Jillian Horton, MD

We were burned out, over-worked, and under-paid. Then the administration gave us a plate of muffins as a thank you. All I felt was muffin rage.

See also: Pizza Fury

Muffin Rage by Reflecting back December 12, 2021

Face shock 

The feeling of surprise after you see someone’s full unmasked face for the first time and they look totally different than you thought they did.

Wow! I had only ever seen him with a mask before. I had such face shock the first time I saw him. He looked totally different than I thought!

Face shock by Reflecting back March 21, 2021

White paper 

An article in a peer-reviewed journal that uses faulty science, historical racism, and white supremacy as a means to justify continued racism and white supremacy.

Did you see that policy piece claiming that poverty caused by racism is actually the result of different "cultures"? Yeah, that's a real White paper alright. And now the American Heart Association is attacking affirmative action? That's a White paper too.

White paper by Reflecting back August 3, 2020

Mepathy 

The ability to understand and share the feelings of another about an issue, but only after the issue has directly affected you.

He never supported gay marriage before, but he does now that his daughter recently came out. That's not empathy, it's mepathy.

She was always against unemployment benefits, but now is in favor of them after losing her job. Classic mepathy.

Mepathy by Reflecting back June 29, 2020