A phrase created by activist Reena Walker and first used in her group Progressive Black Thinkers on Facebook and then picked up by political writers and producers in the news media that were group members. It means to convey a story that isn't real but to characterize it as if it is by creating a false story behind the situation in order to make it factual, when the history itself never happened.
Donald Trump is pushing a false narrative that the Mueller investigation is a witch hunt created by the Democratic party, even though Mueller is a Republican.
That guy got caught cheating by his girlfriend but was pushing a false narrative that he and the other woman were just friends, to anyone who would listen.
That guy got caught cheating by his girlfriend but was pushing a false narrative that he and the other woman were just friends, to anyone who would listen.
by keyanswers May 24, 2018
A phrase sarcastically used to indicate one's disgust or indifference towards a tl;dr story. Like Cool Story Bro but if the story teller were female.
Person A: (lengthy tale about how Person A tragically broke up with his/her mate the other day)
Female Person B: Nice narrative niece
Female Person B: Nice narrative niece
by juleswf March 12, 2020
Person 1: Hey, did you write that Gravity Falls fan fiction?
Person 2: I prefer you call it a "Gravity Falls non-canon narrative" and yes, yes I did.
Person 2: I prefer you call it a "Gravity Falls non-canon narrative" and yes, yes I did.
by Gordon October 02, 2016
Sometimes abbreviated as IWVMLTBEFTN or IWLTBEFTN, this is something you might say when your friends want to drag you into petty drama.
Originates from a July 18, 2016 tweet from Taylor Swift after Kim Kardashian posted a recording of a phone call between Swift and rapper Kanye West regarding the contents of his song "Famous".
Originates from a July 18, 2016 tweet from Taylor Swift after Kim Kardashian posted a recording of a phone call between Swift and rapper Kanye West regarding the contents of his song "Famous".
I would very much like to be excluded from this narrative, one that I have never asked to be a part of, since 2009
by zaphod13 June 30, 2023
by SystemLogistics March 01, 2025
It's hard to get in there... You know? It takes some time.... Unless you're me. I'm SUPER good at that's shit! It's almost too easy.
Hym "You know how I know that that character is about me? The anime one? Not only did he express my exact position but they modeled him after the 'Bleach' character 'Kenpachi Zaraki'. And it's a reference to the comment I made about people giving me a blank expressionless stare as though 'they can see the effigy of my might looming behind me like Kenpachi Zaraki'. Isn't that wild!? I'm in that narrative y'all. Great job me!"
Iam "Wait... Does that make me the depressed kid?"
Hym "HA! Probably!"
Iam "Wait... Does that make me the depressed kid?"
Hym "HA! Probably!"
by Hym Iam May 11, 2022
Nebulous rhetoric that is functionally equivalent to ✌️✊️✌️Hate Speech✌️✊️✌️ i.e. Hate Speech for conservatives. They are just making up equally vapid terms now. Like... It's fucking embarrassing. Our politicians and pundits are embarrassing fucking time-wasters. You should be ashamed of yourselves.
Hym "False narrative is a pretty nebulous term and is subject to the same problem created by the term 'Hate Speech.' Like, it isn't a 'False narrative' to say that your religion is an incest cult. That is an ontological claim that is concordant with objective reality. So, there is what IS ACTUALLY THE CASE... And then there is THE NARRATIVE YOU HAVE CONSTRUCTED AROUND WHAT IS ACTUALLY THE CASE... And that narrative can be more or less concordant with objective reality but... The light is either on or it's off. You can make a narrative about lights being on or how lights are turned on but it doesn't affect the on/off paradigm. And this is why it's important to reject the narrativization of everything. It isn't ✌️✊️✌️a narrative✌️✊️✌️ it's what actually occurred or is occurring. Jordan Peterson has sold them on the idea (ha! I accidentally wrote idiot instead of idea because... You know, idiot) that everything is a narrative. Everything is NOT a narrative. The light is on. The light is off. These are not narratives."
by Hym Iam December 23, 2024