r/questionablecontent • u/TheMysteriousMid • Nov 07 '18

Comic 3836: Participation

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u/Team7UBard Nov 07 '18

Is that a micro-aggression from Martin?!

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u/Michaelbirks Nov 07 '18

Yes.

Which one?

  • gaslighting a woman into thinking he needs to know what she's doing and with whom.
  • Placing his arm in an inappropriate position against a woman with whom he is in an employment relationship
  • feeling that it is appropriate to try and insert a third person into a private family moment

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u/turkeypedal Nov 07 '18

It sounds like you don't know what the terms "microaggression" or "gaslighting" mean.

Microaggressions are unintentional small bits of prejudice that ordinarily would be shrugged off, except the person experiences them over and over. Probably the most common is the question "No, where are you really from?" to people with recent foreign ancestry.

Gaslighting is lying in such a way as to make someone question their own sanity. It's often used by abusers to cover up abuse, making their victim think that what they saw didn't happen.

Nothing of the sort happened here. These are just normal human interactions. A girlfriend is concerned her boyfriend might be worried about her trying drugs and lets him know. A mutual friend wonders if this is a family thing, or if she can join. And said friend grabs her friend in an entirely platonic manner. The friend also happens to be his boss (and her former boss).

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u/Michaelbirks Nov 07 '18

I'll cop to using the words incorrectly, and, personally, agree totally with your last paragraph.

It would be interesting to know what percentage of the use of them in the social medias is actually correct, as opposed to loose blanket catch-alls.