• Sentrovasi@kbin.social
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    7 months ago

    Why I think it’s gatekeeping:

    You’re essentially implying people haven’t been in libraries by your last sentence if they haven’t seen what you’ve seen. That’s gatekeeping, like it or not.

    EDIT: In case it isn’t clear, what you said was essentially:

    “You’re not a library-goer because [reasons].”

    That’s gatekeeping, my person.

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      7 months ago

      Nonsense. Lets not co-opt “gatekeeping” to cover any sort of attitude we find distasteful, shall we?

      Looking at a bunch of definitions of gatekeeping the closest I can find is this:

      gatekeeping refers to the actions of individuals or groups who try to define what is and isn’t acceptable within a particular community and determine who is and isn’t allowed to participate.

      My assertion:

      I kinda wonder how much time other commenter here have spent at their libraries.

      You really can’t co-opt that into the definition of gatekeeping.

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        7 months ago

        You’re the one who’s disqualifying people from saying what libraries look like because they don’t share your common experience. Have a little self-awareness.