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What does Gatekeeping mean?
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It means to keeps others out of a group, fandom, hobby, etc. because they don’t meet certain requirements or have certain knowledge
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It comes from a gatekeeper, a guard who watches at a gated entrance to a castle or town or corporate facility.
A gatekeeper can also be someone who controls access to something. For example, a systems administrator who gives out usernames and passwords. Or an assistant who screens calls for an important person, "gatekeeping" to choose who is allowed to talk to them.
Gatekeeping specifically means the process of choosing what information gets broadcast to society. For example, a reporter choosing what article to research, or Facebook choosing which advertisements to allow.
Gatekeeping can also mean denying that someone belongs in a group or can claim an identity. This has a negative connotation. For example, Someone says "I'm a scientist.". And someone gatekeeping says "You are not, psychology isn't really science"
I'm curious, which definition did you need?
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Literally someone who watches the gate. Nowadays it can be used to prevent anyone from entering something. Whether it’s online on in person somewhere.
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