A Taber
(noun) A person who tabes. Tabe means to Turn A Blind Eye (T-A-B-E).
When a person observes injustice being done to you or aother person and they keep quiet or don't act, they are tabers.
For example, if in a meeting, the boss wants to sanction a colleague for not responding to a mail after work hours, (knowing well that this employee has no responsibility to the boss after work hours) and no one calls the boss to order , they are turning a blind eye on the injustice and are therefore, Tabers.
A person who is under the influence of the bystander effect. In psychology, the bystander effect is a social psychological theory that states that individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim in the presence of other people.
A person who believes it is none of their business.
When a person observes injustice being done to you or aother person and they keep quiet or don't act, they are tabers.
For example, if in a meeting, the boss wants to sanction a colleague for not responding to a mail after work hours, (knowing well that this employee has no responsibility to the boss after work hours) and no one calls the boss to order , they are turning a blind eye on the injustice and are therefore, Tabers.
A person who is under the influence of the bystander effect. In psychology, the bystander effect is a social psychological theory that states that individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim in the presence of other people.
A person who believes it is none of their business.
Jerry: Paul, look, the government is double-taxing us, you are the deputy mayor, do something about it
Paul: Hmm, well.. I don't really intrude in his affairs, he is the mayor
Jerry: You're a Taber! You cannot even defend the people.
Sam: John you know your friends are not my friends, and everytime they mock my shoes, you just stand there and say nothing
John: I don't want to offend them, they were just having fun
Sam: No, you're supposed to be my friend and speak up for me, but you're just a taber!
Paul: Hmm, well.. I don't really intrude in his affairs, he is the mayor
Jerry: You're a Taber! You cannot even defend the people.
Sam: John you know your friends are not my friends, and everytime they mock my shoes, you just stand there and say nothing
John: I don't want to offend them, they were just having fun
Sam: No, you're supposed to be my friend and speak up for me, but you're just a taber!
A Taber by TanaClarke February 28, 2026
