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11. Unpacking (My Issues With) the Word of the Year: Gaslighting


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Gaslighting is the word of the year of 2022, and I have very mixed feelings about it. In this episode, I teach you what gaslighting is, where the term comes from, and I share personal examples of feeling gaslit. But there are also a lot of issues with how we think of gaslighting, and I explain how my views of gaslighting led me to get certain things really wrong.

Sources
BBC News, Gaslighting: Merriam-Webster picks its word of the year
Merriam-Webster, Word of the Year 2022: Gaslighting
CNN, Believe it – Merriam-Webster’s word of the year is ‘gaslighting’ By Scottie Andrew
NBC, ‘Gaslighting’ is the word of the year. What took it so long?
NPR, It's no trick; Merriam-Webster says 'gaslighting' is the word of the year

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