LadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to Autism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoNot just me surely?piefed.cdn.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square61linkfedilinkarrow-up1492
arrow-up1492imageNot just me surely?piefed.cdn.blahaj.zoneLadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to Autism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square61linkfedilink
minus-squarenovemberlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up91·1 year agoBegging the internet to stop using “emotional labor” to mean “thinking about things”.
minus-squareNigelFrobisher@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up29·1 year agoAnd “mental gymnastics”! Stop fucking up terms that have a useful consensus meaning that helps us communicate concepts.
minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoHow are people misusing that term now?
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up17·1 year agoYeah, I’m ADHD af, but I have never experienced “emotional labor” about watching a TV show lol
minus-squarechonglibloodsport@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoMaybe this person’s job is to watch and react to TV shows and they’re tired of the emotional rollercoaster of Kdramas and just want to watch some Mr Rogers’ Neighborhood.
minus-squareNovaNine@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year ago“Emotional labor” means feeling cringe, fear or shame when a tv character feels fear or shame.
Begging the internet to stop using “emotional labor” to mean “thinking about things”.
And “mental gymnastics”! Stop fucking up terms that have a useful consensus meaning that helps us communicate concepts.
How are people misusing that term now?
Yeah, I’m ADHD af, but I have never experienced “emotional labor” about watching a TV show lol
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Maybe this person’s job is to watch and react to TV shows and they’re tired of the emotional rollercoaster of Kdramas and just want to watch some Mr Rogers’ Neighborhood.
I’m sure they’ll think about it.
“Emotional labor” means feeling cringe, fear or shame when a tv character feels fear or shame.