Thinking about 'negging' & whether it is gendered or gendered in the way people think it is.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Backhanded compliments & sly digs intended to undermine confidence but concealed in a way that it would seem oversensitive to object to.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Its been advocated as a nasty dating strategy in order to get a woman w low self-esteem to devalue herself enough to be grateful 4 attention
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Replying to @HPluckrose
But more generally as a way to undermine confidence? Is it something men do to women particularly?
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Replying to @HPluckrose
This is a *huge* coincidence! I was planning to tweet about negging today! So, I have *vast* experience. In my life, there are 2
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Replying to @sophiehannahCB1 @HPluckrose
How do you handle it? Do you call them out on it? V tempting to wade into the passive aggressive swamp.
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Replying to @Swedes2Turnips1 @sophiehannahCB1
I cut that one eventually. Cut the other off yesterday. Life's too short.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @Swedes2Turnips1
It really is. There's a v interesting book called 'In Sheep's Clothing' on this subject!
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Ooh, thanks!
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