Psychological manipulation where one who commits atrocities uses the response to gain sympathy for their actions
by stpislm January 12, 2024
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Alex: "I noticed you told everyone about the disagreement we had, but you left out the part where you were shouting."
Jamie: "Well, I was under a lot of stress. It's not fair how everyone is piling on me now."
Alex: "That's gazalighting, Jamie. You're omitting your role in the escalation and then making yourself out to be the one who's being targeted, all to gain sympathy."
Jamie: "Well, I was under a lot of stress. It's not fair how everyone is piling on me now."
Alex: "That's gazalighting, Jamie. You're omitting your role in the escalation and then making yourself out to be the one who's being targeted, all to gain sympathy."
by JohnBryce April 2, 2024
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When people suggest to "touch grass" or go outside as an insult and especially when used to punctuate a conversation or argument.
I thought it was pretty rude and ignorant when they started grasslighting me after I posted that memes are a valid form of storytelling and considered internet folklore.
by MC1100 June 21, 2024
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Psychological manipulation is when one who commits atrocities uses the response to gain sympathy for their actions.
Psychological manipulation is when one who commits atrocities uses the response to gain sympathy for their actions.
by Muhammad abo bakbok June 4, 2024
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That serial killer's defense lawyer is doing a great job of gazalighting the jury
Hamas sure is good at gazalighting those college students
Hamas sure is good at gazalighting those college students
by anonymous June 5, 2024
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by MrBigSpoon2 December 27, 2024
Get the Gazalighting mug.A specific type of gaslighting. When you know someone is clearly gay, but they're in the closet. Everyone you talk to about it will gaylight you by saying they are clearly straight. Typically this is done to protect the closet person from harassment.
John: I don’t know why Kyle flirts with girls so much. He’s clearly gay.
Mike: No he’s not. He has a wife and kids.
John: You need to stop gaylighting me. I know what you two did last summer.
Mike: No he’s not. He has a wife and kids.
John: You need to stop gaylighting me. I know what you two did last summer.
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