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Gaslighting

Mind that apostrophe.
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Gaslighting

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Postby MrFoolish » February 5th, 2022, 9:18 am

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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Re: Gaslighting

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Postby doug2500 » February 5th, 2022, 10:32 am

I don't know but agree with your observation.

Maybe there's just more classic film fans out there these days?

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Re: Gaslighting

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Postby mc2fool » February 5th, 2022, 10:36 am

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)

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Re: Gaslighting

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Postby Mike4 » February 5th, 2022, 11:31 am

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....

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Re: Gaslighting

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Postby bungeejumper » February 5th, 2022, 11:33 am

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. :D

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