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==About== | ==About== | ||
[[Abuse-mirroring]] is a [[right-wing tactic]] in which someone who has been criticized for abusing others makes a claim that they are in fact the victim. | [[Abuse-mirroring]] is a [[right-wing tactic]] in which someone who has been criticized for abusing others makes a claim that they are in fact the victim. | ||
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| + | It is a form of [[performative leftism]] in that it uses [[social justice]] language to oppose social justice. | ||
==Related== | ==Related== | ||
* [[Victim-blaming]], in which the victim is [[interpretive framing|framed]] as the abuser, is a sort of inverse of [[abuse-mirroring]]. | * [[Victim-blaming]], in which the victim is [[interpretive framing|framed]] as the abuser, is a sort of inverse of [[abuse-mirroring]]. | ||
| + | * [[Free speech trolling]] consists of using "[[free speech]]" arguments to gain sympathy for the speaker and shut down opposition by claiming that said opposition is infringing on the speaker's right of free speech. | ||
Revision as of 18:10, 9 August 2020
About
Abuse-mirroring is a right-wing tactic in which someone who has been criticized for abusing others makes a claim that they are in fact the victim.
It is a form of performative leftism in that it uses social justice language to oppose social justice.
Related
- Victim-blaming, in which the victim is framed as the abuser, is a sort of inverse of abuse-mirroring.
- Free speech trolling consists of using "free speech" arguments to gain sympathy for the speaker and shut down opposition by claiming that said opposition is infringing on the speaker's right of free speech.