Yes, jokingly or even maybe conversationally as something to keep smalltalk going. I’ve never once seen any one ever use it as “gatekeeping”, which is the whole point I’m trying to make. It’s a strawman argument so that the OP could feel validated by “vindicating” tired people from those evil, gatekeeping parental units. It’s a ridiculous post against something entirely farcical.
Gatekeeping is keeping anyone out of the gate. You can absolutely casually swat someone away in the middle of a conversation. Gatekeeping doesn’t have to be an adversarial interaction.
Yes, jokingly or even maybe conversationally as something to keep smalltalk going. I’ve never once seen any one ever use it as “gatekeeping”, which is the whole point I’m trying to make. It’s a strawman argument so that the OP could feel validated by “vindicating” tired people from those evil, gatekeeping parental units. It’s a ridiculous post against something entirely farcical.
Gatekeeping is keeping anyone out of the gate. You can absolutely casually swat someone away in the middle of a conversation. Gatekeeping doesn’t have to be an adversarial interaction.
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