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Gaslighting
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- Lemon Quarter
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Gaslighting
DAK if the psychological term "gaslighting" is being used a lot more frequently these days? A year ago, I had never heard anyone say this word, but now I probably hear it once a week.
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- Lemon Slice
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Re: Gaslighting
I don't know but agree with your observation.
Maybe there's just more classic film fans out there these days?
Maybe there's just more classic film fans out there these days?
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- Lemon Half
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Re: Gaslighting
Well, in recent years at least, yes. This shows the much increased use in literature up to 2019:
https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=gaslighting&year_start=1800&year_end=2019&corpus=26&smoothing=1
I think it's fair to presume that references prior to the 1938/40/44 play/film/film * refer to Victorian street lighting.
However, if you change the corpus to British English there is a curious peak around 1990. Not sure what that's about...
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaslight_(1944_film)
https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=gaslighting&year_start=1800&year_end=2019&corpus=26&smoothing=1
I think it's fair to presume that references prior to the 1938/40/44 play/film/film * refer to Victorian street lighting.
However, if you change the corpus to British English there is a curious peak around 1990. Not sure what that's about...
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaslight_(1944_film)
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- Lemon Half
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Re: Gaslighting
I think its use has grown in tandem and as a result of, the invention of the term "coercive control" (in general recognition of that being a thing).
Meanwhile, I have gas lighting in my boat. I think this is different though....
Meanwhile, I have gas lighting in my boat. I think this is different though....
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- Lemon Half
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Re: Gaslighting
Steely Dan, circa 2000. (No, I didn't know what it meant at the time, until I'd heard the vocals. Man playing away with another woman gets a kick out of confusing his current wife/partner, including lending her clothes to his new amour.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZemaEpPJ80
Tasty bit of music, though, innit? Turn up the bass.
BJ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZemaEpPJ80
Tasty bit of music, though, innit? Turn up the bass.
BJ
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