Discussion about gatekeeping is currently all the rage online. It is important to define what it is and point out what it looks like before delving neck deep into its contemporary influences, and how gatekeeping is being reshaped, both virtually and physically. At its most basic level, gatekeeping is the process used – arbitrary or not - preventing an individual or a group of individuals from accessing or becoming part of one organization or community. Often, but not always, there are certain standards to follow, unless it is lottery-based or follows another “random” method. It is not a tangible phenomenon. There is not always a black-and-white line between what is and is not gatekeeping. Nor is it something that is intrinsically good or bad, and both have differing consequences. For instance, not letting someone join your tabletop game group for whatever reason is gatekeeping. Perhaps they might make the experience worse, or perhaps they might enhance it.
I remember being disgusted by those pepe the frog images when i was 14, i never knew there was an actual purpose behind creating them though it seems very obvious now.
I remember being disgusted by those pepe the frog images when i was 14, i never knew there was an actual purpose behind creating them though it seems very obvious now.
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