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Re:Whistleblower Drops 100 GB of Tesla Secrets to German New... by devindotcom on Thursday May 25, 2023 @05:20PM (#36076383)
>Gatekeep, gaslight, girlboss

girlboss...?

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Re:Whistleblower Drops 100 GB of Tesla Secrets to German New... by theodric on Thursday May 25, 2023 @05:37PM (#36076575)
It's...a thing. https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/gaslight-gatekeep-girlboss
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Re:Whistleblower Drops 100 GB of Tesla Secrets to German New... by orpheansodality on Thursday May 25, 2023 @06:11PM (#36076981)
why is it being applied to a tesla whistleblower post though
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Re:Whistleblower Drops 100 GB of Tesla Secrets to German New... by input_sh on Thursday May 25, 2023 @06:24PM (#36077155)
It's being applied to Tesla's behaviour, not whistleblower's.

As in Tesla's official policy is to gaslight you and gatekeep the information.

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Re:Whistleblower Drops 100 GB of Tesla Secrets to German New... by birdyrooster on Thursday May 25, 2023 @06:38PM (#36077312)
Because Tesla is femme and they are respecting its gender.
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Re:Whistleblower Drops 100 GB of Tesla Secrets to German New... by mkaic on Thursday May 25, 2023 @08:50PM (#36078426)
The phrase "gaslight, gatekeep, girlboss" is a tongue-in-cheek expression sarcastically praising the recipient while not actually endorsing them or their behavior. Kind of like "nice work, genius /s". "Girlboss" started showing up 2-3 years ago and was popularized by TikTok. It was originally used as a casual, semi-ironic term of respect for awesome women, but as Gen Z is prone to do, we immediately covered it in 5 layers of irony and now it can range from a mostly genuine compliment to 100% sardonic, depending on context.

Source: I'm a zoomer who was active on TikTok during the pandemic :P

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