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July 31st, 2024

Happy Wednesday Y'all!

 

This week's Gen-Z Phrase of the Week:

Gatekeeping

 

Definition:

The act of attempting to limit others' participation in a particular interest, identity, or experience based on arbitrary criteria, often to maintain exclusivity or a sense of superiority

 

Context:

The term "gatekeeping" in its modern slang context emerged during the 2010s, gaining significant traction online, particularly on Reddit and X/Twitter.  It originated from the traditional concept of gatekeeping in media and information control but evolved to describe exclusionary behavior within fandoms, subcultures, & social groups (usually by self-appointed 'guardians').


It's commonly seen in statements like "You're not a real fan if you haven't seen/read/played X" or "Only true X will understand this."  Gatekeeping is generally frowned upon by Gen-Z as elitist & unnecessarily divisive, and is often called out on social media.

 

Example:

(for legal reasons, all names & events in the following scenario have been made up)

Rachet: β€œman, I'm so tired - I only got 4 hours of sleep last night”

Paytun: β€œweakk! come back when you've only slept 1 hour for 3 nights straight!”

Rachet: β€œ...woww, are you seriously gatekeeping unhealthy sleep habits?”

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Fun Fact:

It would appear as if the US government is gatekeeping a staggering 1.4 billion pounds of cheese in mines below Missouri; however, this stockpile is the result of a dairy industry bailout that began in the 1970s.  Despite efforts to distribute the excess "government cheese" to food banks and community centers, the cheese hoard has only grown from 500 million pounds in 1980 to 1.4 billion pounds by 2019.  The existence of these "cheese caves" highlights a larger issue - the US government's continued sustainment of an industry that is not growing on its own, especially considering the declining dairy consumption and increasing rates of lactose intolerance among Americans.

 

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Cheers,

 

ZACH GEORGE   β€    Software Engineer

 

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