Gatekeeping Definition| Urban Word Dictionary

Gatekeeping

When someone takes it upon themselves to decide who does or does not have access or rights to a community or identity.

Gatekeeping

by Suzanne Keller on Jan 13, 2022 22:59:07

Gatekeeping is to make your interests exclusive in order to protect them from becoming “mainstream”

Example:
“Gaslight, Gatekeeping, Girlboss”

Gatekeeping

by WatcherMark on Oct 28, 2018 06:05:43

A word used to describe when someone sets a standard/limit on what someone must do to call themselves a 'true fan' of something/someone.

Example:
Joe: So what TV shows do you like?
Erin: Well, I'm a huge fan of Doctor Who. I also...
Joe: Doctor Who? I LOVE that show. When did you start watching.
Erin: Back in 2005 when the show was restarted.
Joe: Ah, you see, I was watching the classic series long before then. You can't really call yourself a true fan.

Erin: But I have a ton of the merchandise, and I've met David Tennant...
Joe: Oh, you're a fan definitely but not a proper fan. We've been there since long before the BBC revived the show.
Ted: Dude, stop gatekeeping the show. A fan is a fan. You don't need to set a standard.

Gatekeeping

by TOLOLOLOLOLO on Aug 10, 2019 01:15:17

When someone uses a hobby or interest as a means of elevating themselves above others to give oneself a sense of being superior transforming their passion or knowledge about a particular subject into an ugly tool of self-inflation.
-GoodGuyFitz 2019

Example:
Eric Vivian Mathews is gatekeeping all the time.

Gatekeeping

by KomaKing on Mar 12, 2019 23:53:34

When someone takes it upon themselves to decide who has access to something

Example:
Gatekeeping is literally just:

YOU'RE NOT A REAL (insert something here) IF YOU DON’T (insert completely arbitrary thing here)!!!1!1!11!

Gatekeeping

by Lemonade_m0uth06 on Sep 14, 2020 09:42:40

When someone limits people from certain hobbies/memories/activities over something as small as the year that they were born in.

Gatekeeping is frowned upon, so I don't recommend doing it. It's also a really stupid thing to do.

Example:
Example of gatekeeping:
Anyone born in 2007 is a tide pod eating 2010 kid who doesn't deserve to have a opinion.

Please don't gatekeep, its really rude and immature. I just wanted to show an example of how gatekeeping is used.

Gatekeeping

by DumpsterKeeper on Oct 16, 2020 01:07:51

n. The practice of preventing the entry of bad actors into a fandom. The bad actors’ intent is to damage intellectual properties by forcing the IP owner to change the lore, alter the gameplay, or otherwise decrease the enjoyment of the IP by long-time, heavily invested fans. These bad actors typically have no interest in the intellectual property and are not willing to spend time or money to support the IP, but have a loud voice on Twitter or other social media, fooling IP owner into thinking they have more clout than they do. They usually join the fandom for political reasons or to damage the public image of the fandom.

Example:
“I used to be against gatekeeping. Then I saw what happened to Star Wars, Star Trek, Dr. Who, the video game industry, Marvel, DC, Hollywood, Dungeons and Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, the NBA, the NFL, and MLB. Gatekeep your fandom, my friends!”

Gatekeeping

by Jaydererererererererererereren on Jan 21, 2021 21:24:14

Gatekeeping is when someone takes it upon themselves to decide who does or who does not have access or rights to a community or identity. The type of gatekeeping I see are the birthdate gatekeeping like “iF yOu wErE bOrN iN 2o08. yOu wErE tHe lAsT pEoPlE tO hAvE a DeCent cHiLdHoOd”

Example:
early 2007 born (January-April): man... I miss the early 2010s...
late 2007 born (September-December): me too man...
early 2007 born: stfu you had to grow up in the late 2010s because you are literally next year so take it and

mid 2007 born (may-august): all people born in our year and the neighbouring years had a similar experience while growing up. gatekeeping shouldn’t matter

Gatekeeping

by bobisgay420 on Apr 23, 2021 00:23:24

When people discriminate against others who want to enjoy the same things as them, and usually gatekeepers use the dumbest reasons as excuses. Only justified when it's against Tiktok because 1. - Tiktok as a whole is ruining our youth and is useless to humanity, and 2. - it's not even a cause worth defending. Other than those instances, gate keeping is trash.

Example:
Gatekeeping sucks, don't do it.

Gatekeeping

by theuntouchable on Jan 14, 2021 05:16:47

Gatekeeping is a way of protecting cool things (like certain music, style, hobby...) used by the OGs.We protect these things from posers/trend followers/normies so they dont become mainstream.If you get mad at people who gatekeep you are one of those 3 things(poser/trend follower/normie).If you support it and use it you are probably an OG/real fan.

Example:
Mia:hey i was bullying you for being emo in middle school but now i like that style and im a goth.
Lela:no you are not a real goth you are just following trends and you will hop on the next trend when this ends so might as well stop embarrassing yourself and embarrassing all the real goths.

Mia:noo but i found myself this is what i like
Lela: no you didnt you was an egirl a month ago and a vsco girl 5 months ago that is not how this works

Mia:its the gatekeeping for me🧚 ♀️
Lela:shut the f up

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