A term used by white americans to steal cultures that arent theirs and in the process guilt those people of the culture they are stealing
What do you mean I'm not Native-American Irish my Great-great-great-great-great grandfather came over from the irish potato famine and married a Cherokee Princess, quit your Cultural Gatekeeping
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"I don't see why the miscellaneous queers get to march with us now"
"Because this is a celebration of solidarity with fellow queers, not your private gatekeeper's party"
"They reckon if you don't publicly transition, you're not one of us. They're a total gatekeeper."
"and then she called herself some kind of queer identity thing I have never heard of. I don't mean to be a gatekeeper but I honestly wasn't believing it was a real thing until she explained it."
"Because this is a celebration of solidarity with fellow queers, not your private gatekeeper's party"
"They reckon if you don't publicly transition, you're not one of us. They're a total gatekeeper."
"and then she called herself some kind of queer identity thing I have never heard of. I don't mean to be a gatekeeper but I honestly wasn't believing it was a real thing until she explained it."
by Notamycologist December 24, 2019
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The gatekeeper is a woman who is either petty, fat or ugly (or a combination of the three) that will forbid access to interaction with the other women in the group. She will be the unofficial spokeswoman, denying all to get close enough to work their charms on the other women... and she must be taken out, by any means necessary! usually, the wingman will take out this cock blocker, but if she is not diverted, no one is getting any action. best accomplished with ego stroking, feigned interest and extra alcohol (pending on how unattractive she is, you may need it for yourself). the man who falls on this live grenade doesn't buy drinks that night or the next guys night out.
me and the fellas were at the sports bar, and saw thse sexy ass girls, but the damn gatekeeper was cock blocking like she was on the All Madden team! I ended up with the short straw and had to take out the gatekeeper this time.
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Get the gaslight gatekeep girlboss mug.Noun. When white people (see stuff white people like) use a single foreign song that has entered mainstream American music, generally through movies, to gain cultural entre into the music of an exotic country/region. By using pandora, related videos feature of youtube, or other tools for finding similar songs the white person is able to build a small, narrow understanding of music from a foreign place. The role of the gateway song is vital in the white person's understanding of a foreign music source because it will be the standard by which all other songs "discovered" in the genre will be judged. However, it is important to realize that the white person will never veer far from the gateway song.
Finally, it must be noted that white people are acutely ashamed of the gateway song because it proves that he/she was completely unaware of a genre of foreign music until exposed by the distinctly unauthentic mainstream media. White people would prefer to be exposed to "world" music from browsing non-chain record stores, study abroad programs, and non-white friends. Bonus would be a combination of a musical "discovery" while falling in love with a foreign person. However, since these more authentic methods of "discovering" "world" music are not always available, gateway songs are a necessary evil for the average white person.
Finally, it must be noted that white people are acutely ashamed of the gateway song because it proves that he/she was completely unaware of a genre of foreign music until exposed by the distinctly unauthentic mainstream media. White people would prefer to be exposed to "world" music from browsing non-chain record stores, study abroad programs, and non-white friends. Bonus would be a combination of a musical "discovery" while falling in love with a foreign person. However, since these more authentic methods of "discovering" "world" music are not always available, gateway songs are a necessary evil for the average white person.
Jai Ho-gateway song to bollywood, anything by Bob Marley-gateway song to reggae, anything by Sean Paul-gateway to reggaeton, 12 girls band version of Clocks etc.
by I-Heart-Shiksas September 16, 2009
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