When taken separately, the definitions of these three words may not seem to have much in common with each other. When we want to say that we did something impressive, at least impressive for us, than we can use the phrase. So, even though the meaning of the phrase had a higher and more positive meaning to show that someone is very happy with its performance, today, mostly it is used ironically. Nowadays, it is used ironically, to show that someone is too pushy, and annoying. Girl-boss - before it was used as a compliment to show that a woman is independent and strong, she can run her own business. Gatekeeper (noun) someone who holds others back rom their goals Gaslight (verb) - manipulate psychological means, so the other people doubt their own sanityĮxample: The killer tried to gaslight Sherlock Holmes, so as to mislead him from the clues. Let's take a look at each word separately: Mostly used by females, and it is used as an adjective to describe yourself or the activity you did as a something superb. After reading many comments on one of her tweet, she decided that the combination of the three words starting with the letter G can sound cool and very feminine. The combination of these three words was first popularised by a Drag Queen Katya Zamolodchikova on Tweeter. Using gaslight, gatekeep, girlboss together is a bit tricky because of the ironic way these are often used, especially on social media. I changed my tires own my own today and felt like a badass girlboss. I wore a suit for a class presentation yesterday, and that's the closest I'll ever get to being a girlboss. Here are some examples of sentences using this term:īefore Elizabeth Holmes was found to be a fraud, she was seen as the model of girlboss feminism. In recent years, though, the term has taken on a negative meaning after reports revealed that some of these successful women who were held up as models of female empowerment turned out to be just as demanding and toxic as their male counterparts. This word originally had a positive meaning, and was used to talk about very successful women in the world of business holding positions of power as CEOs or other executive level roles. Karen told me I have to stop wearing lipstick and sexy clothes to be a "real" feminist. Never mind that I've contributed to the community by writing tons of fan fiction. Lisa told me I can't claim to be a Potterhead because I haven't read all the Harry Potter books. In the same way that a goalkeeper stops the ball from getting into the goal, the gatekeeper stands at the "gate" and stops a person from feeling that they belong to a particular group. It happens when a person tries to stop another person from claiming an identity or being part of a community. This verb is not as nasty as the first one. His manipulative behavior would make the woman lose trust in her own perception and judgment. In the photo, the man would be gaslighting his partner if he denies that he was checking out another woman, and tells her that she's only imagining things, perhaps even adding that it's her insecurity talking. At its worst, gaslighting makes someone question whether their feelings, thoughts, and experiences are real.
It means to make a person doubt their own thinking about things.
These three words are often used together as a way of mocking or poking fun at mainstream thinking about female empowerment.
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