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Susan believed she had mastered writing due to the grades she earned in high school, but was wrought with existential embarrassment when her self-misconception was brought to light after receiving a C on her first college paper.
by PaleBlueYacht March 8, 2011
Get the self-misconception mug.aggressive online efforts, usually by mobs via social media, to harm the employment/career/livelihood of a person, esp. when said harm is motivated by ideology, outrage, or both.
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see also: rulebombing, fire alarming
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see also: rulebombing, fire alarming
Amy: Did you see the insensitive rant that Joe posted on his blog?
Bob: Yeah. I've already sent it to HuffPo and Gawker. Hopefully we can post up where he works for everyone to see.
Amy: Woah, you're running a bluelisting campaign? I was just asking if you'd seen it. Jesus christ, Bob.
Bob: Yeah. I've already sent it to HuffPo and Gawker. Hopefully we can post up where he works for everyone to see.
Amy: Woah, you're running a bluelisting campaign? I was just asking if you'd seen it. Jesus christ, Bob.
by PaleBlueYacht May 12, 2013
Get the bluelisting mug.Misuse of a safety mechanism, like a fire alarm, danger hotlines or report buttons on a website, to censor speech without regard to the intent of the safety mechanism.
A type of rulebombing.
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Fire alarming is a problem, because it:
(a) disrespects actual instances of dangerous events the mechanism is designed to prevent, and
(b) causes people who have to monitor uses of that safety mechanism to show skepticism to future uses of that safety mechanism, since the number of serious instances are diluted.
A type of rulebombing.
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Fire alarming is a problem, because it:
(a) disrespects actual instances of dangerous events the mechanism is designed to prevent, and
(b) causes people who have to monitor uses of that safety mechanism to show skepticism to future uses of that safety mechanism, since the number of serious instances are diluted.
I posted a video critical of this girl's ideology on YouTube, but now all of her supporters are fire alarming me.
by PaleBlueYacht May 12, 2013
Get the fire alarming mug.The temporary change in personality that occurs after being deeply involved with a movie, book, game, or some other work of fiction.
Can also be expanded to nonfiction ("documentary lag" or some other variant), but is less common because those works are typically experienced through the frame of the reader/player/watcher's default personality.
Can also be expanded to nonfiction ("documentary lag" or some other variant), but is less common because those works are typically experienced through the frame of the reader/player/watcher's default personality.
CHRIS: Don't think. Don't hesitate. Just say it.
ASHLEY: Why are you talking like that?
CHRIS: What?
ASHLEY: You sound like a movie trailer. Is this because you just finished watching Fight Club?
CHRIS: Uhh... yeah I guess I'm a little fiction lagged.
ASHLEY: Why are you talking like that?
CHRIS: What?
ASHLEY: You sound like a movie trailer. Is this because you just finished watching Fight Club?
CHRIS: Uhh... yeah I guess I'm a little fiction lagged.
by PaleBlueYacht March 6, 2011
Get the fiction lag mug.Attempts to refute an argument by showing that it matches a pattern of behavior typical of a person or group. What makes something right or wrong is the set of reasons for it, not the ability to recognize that it exists. (Can also be thought of as argument by pattern-matching.)
"You match a pattern of behavior or stereotype that I have described, therefore you are wrong."
"You match a pattern of behavior or stereotype that I have described, therefore you are wrong."
Libertarian bingo, liberal bingo, feminist bingo, MRA bingo, and pretty much any bingo card refutation are examples of bingo arguments.
by PaleBlueYacht May 13, 2013
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cheeky description of libertarianism: "we like freedom."
cheeky description of democrats: "we dislike inequality."
cheeky description of republicans: "we like America."
cheeky description of feminism: "we want equality for women."
cheeky description of white supremacists: "we like white culture."
cheeky description of Bush-era foreign policy: "we don't like terrorists."
cheeky description of MADD: "we don't like drunk driving accidents."
cheeky description of NRA: "we like freedom and safety."
cheeky description of PETA: "we oppose animal torture."
cheeky description of democrats: "we dislike inequality."
cheeky description of republicans: "we like America."
cheeky description of feminism: "we want equality for women."
cheeky description of white supremacists: "we like white culture."
cheeky description of Bush-era foreign policy: "we don't like terrorists."
cheeky description of MADD: "we don't like drunk driving accidents."
cheeky description of NRA: "we like freedom and safety."
cheeky description of PETA: "we oppose animal torture."
by PaleBlueYacht May 17, 2013
Get the cheeky description mug."I'm really good at acronyms. My taste in music is pretty eclectic... I like the accordion waaay too much. I'm awkward. A saucy pocket pixie who loves to play dress up and go off on tangents. I'd die if I didn't have sriracha, coffee, tootsie rolls or my vintage map of Austin. I'm the only girl in my choir covered in tattoos. I also spend a lot of time thinking about food."
If this sounds like you, you may be an intermediate bitch.
If this sounds like you, you may be an intermediate bitch.
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