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Racial Gaslighting

Racial gaslighting is when Black, Indigenous, and people of color confront the ways they have experienced racism, and an individual, group, or institution (such as the media, legal system, or government) tries to make them doubt their experience, often to maintain control, avoid taking accountability, or conduct
normalized racial abuse.

Source: Racial Wellness, a book by Jacquelyn Ogorchukwu Iyamah
Ella realized that when Bryan tried to deny her lived experiences with racism, he was subjecting her to racial gaslighting.
by Racial Wellness September 18, 2023
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Gaslighting

1. Starting Shit for no reason. Out of the blue.
2. Provoking Someone until you piss them off.
1. Me at school: scrolling through my phone minding my own business. Other Student: Bringing up old shit. Me: Yo what the fuck you gaslighting me for.

2: Me: minding my own business and not doing shit to bother anyone.

Other Student: Berating me for having a fetish for dwarf girls.

Me: yo how the fuck you gonna bash me for having a midget fetish but you the same nigga that got a damn foot fetish, get the fuck outta my face and stop Gaslighting me
by B4USHOUT August 14, 2022
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not a gaslighter

Someone who attempts to gaslight someone by gaslighting them into believing that you're gaslighting them. They also have a tendency to have a sleep schedule that should be considered illegal.
I was gaslit into believing not a gaslighter was a gaslighter
by Infernowerno March 1, 2022
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Gaslighting

Being Mean to Bodie
Damn Threems keeps Gaslighting in Twitch chat
by NenshaDCLXVI January 16, 2021
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gaslight

twilight 24:09
edward: i was standing right next to go bella

bella: i know what i saw
edward: no one will believe you

gaslighting at its finest 😟👍
by sallycinnamon<3 September 11, 2021
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Minnesota gaslighting

The act of convincing or attempting to convince someone that your personality and the current local temperature are both warmer than they actually are.
"My friends were Minnesota gaslighting me when they told me I wouldn't need a sweater but I later found out they just thought it was ugly and didn't want to be seen with me wearing it."
by PunditSquared December 13, 2021
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Righteous Gaslighting

A restorative act of helping someone embrace forgiveness—both giving and receiving—by lovingly challenging their perception of guilt, shame, or unresolved conflict.

It involves gently leading them to understand that through true forgiveness, the past is erased, as promised by God’s mercy and grace. This approach seeks to restore relationships and align hearts with the divine principle that forgiven sins are no longer remembered.

Biblical Anchoring
Jeremiah 31:34 (KJV):
“For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.”
• Connection: God’s forgiveness is absolute and restorative. Righteous gaslighting reflects this by encouraging people to fully accept forgiveness as a clean slate, rather than clinging to past sins or grievances
Examples of Righteous Gaslighting
1. Forgiving Others:
If someone says, “I can forgive them, but I’ll never forget what they did,” you might gently challenge this with, “True forgiveness means letting it go entirely—like how God forgives us and remembers our sins no more (Jeremiah 31:34). Can you trust Him to help you erase the past?”
2. Accepting Forgiveness:
When someone insists, “I don’t deserve forgiveness,” you could respond, “God says otherwise. Psalm 118 reminds us that His mercy endures forever, and He restores us as a new creation.”
3. Rebuilding Relationships:
If a person holds onto old grievances, you might remind them, “If God has forgiven and forgotten your sins, shouldn’t we do the same for others? Imagine what healing could come from letting the past truly stay in the past.”

Righteous Gaslighting restores hearts by reshaping perceptions of forgiveness, aligning them with God’s truth: that forgiven sins are erased, and each day is an opportunity to rejoice in a restored relationship with Him and others
by StillTrying2Help January 13, 2025
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