>feds finally taking action against rioters after 2 months is literally oppression
"Bothsidesism" and "Whataboutism". Whenever an MSM outlet gives a Righty a platform, or whenever Leftist lunacy is pointed out, the Journalistsand Twatterati lemmings cry those terms.
Both of those terms are tacit admissions by Leftists (though they cannot admit it) that they are hypocrites, and that they outright deny that anyone has a right to an opinion different from their own. They are absolutely perfect and righteous; any evidence to the contrary is LITERALLY VIOLENCE.
I also can't stand how "conspiracy theory" has been bastardized to mean "basic pattern recognition" or connecting the dots. All it takes for a "conspiracy" is two or more people collaborating to do something illegal or illicit.
And then, for example, they endlessly blather about RussiaGate, or claim that violent Antifa rioters are acktchually Proud Boys and the KKK in disguise.
It should be noted that the "whataboutism" of yesteryear wasn't simply pointing out problems on the hip kids' side and definitely wasn't just giving both sides a platform. It was specifically diverting from an issue by bringing up some other thing that can be pinned on the enemy (the big bad capitalists and Americans) and avoiding talking about the original issue that way.
"Gaslight" really has no meaning anymore. I've seen it applied to situations where it isn't even accurate and has nothing to do with what's going on.
Gaslighting is basically the internet's new word for "lying."
It's supposed to mean when someone is trying to convince you you're delusional or crazy when you know you're not, or that the facts are wrong because they don't fit the narrative (i.e. 2+2=5).
Considering the amount of false claims out there, it sometimes good to demand a source although the people who do this incessantly about every little thing, including things both sides should already agree on are just doing it as a tactic to wear opponents down. A good indicator of people doing this in bad faith is when they constantly demand a source from their opponents but only occasionally provide any for their own claims, when they feel it's actually necessary. AKA, the Destiny tactic.
In my experience, it's most commonly used to try and invalidate statistics in favor of anecdotal evidence and emotion based arguments. Presenting people (usually "oppressed minorities") with evidence that contradicts their worldview is called gaslighting.
And by "lying" they mean "telling a truth they don't care to hear". So, not lying.
And "not a good look", which is often used synonymously.
The word “neurotypical” makes sense when used in the most clinical setting (such as a psychiatrist explaining the difference between someone who has schizophrenia and someone that doesn’t). I notice this trend in many current year terms. They’ll take words and phrases that came from academia, medicine, mathematics, science, etc. and bastardize them by using them in the wrong setting or context. Outside of clinical settings, the word “neurotypical” is often used as an insult.
: it’s not a word, but it is used by people for all things cute. It isn’t helped that Jude, on of the most annoying cows on this site, loves to use it as well. 