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Re:Tell HN: Call Mom by 101011 on Sunday May 10, 2020 @01:11PM (#23134202)
Calling someone a "gaslighting c*" didn't seem angry to you?
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Re:Tell HN: Call Mom by jshevek on Sunday May 10, 2020 @01:29PM (#23134349)
Not necessarily. Gaslighting can simply be descriptive, and different subcultures associate different emotions and intensity with c*, particularly outside of the US. (But also inside the US.). For example, it can convey dismissiveness, not anger.
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Re:Tell HN: Call Mom by dvtrn on Sunday May 10, 2020 @01:55PM (#23134558)
Akin to how “bless your heart” can (operative word: can) take on two VERY different meanings depending on what part of the US it’s being uttered in.
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