Kafkatrapping
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 gerund of Kafkatrap: the action of employing a Kafkatrap against (someone). form-of, gerund, uncountable
"The risk is that so-called "anti-racist" training and programming at Cornell will resemble such efforts at some other colleges, where sessions turning into race-shaming and racial kafkatrapping (use of denial of an accusation as proof of the accusation)."
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of Kafkatrapping. alt-of, uncountable
"The term “kafkatrapping” describes a logical fallacy that is popular within gender feminism, racial politics and other ideologies of victimhood. It occurs when you are accused of a thought crime such as sexism, racism or homophobia. You respond with an honest denial, which is then used as further confirmation of your guilt. You are now trapped in a circular and unfalsifiable argument; no one who is accused can be innocent because the structure of kafkatrapping precludes that possibility."
- 1 present participle and gerund of Kafkatrap form-of, gerund, participle, present
- 2 present participle and gerund of kafkatrap (alternative letter-case form of Kafkatrapping) form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"The risk is that so-called "anti-racist" training and programming at Cornell will resemble such efforts at some other colleges, where sessions turning into race-shaming and racial kafkatrapping (use of denial of an accusation as proof of the accusation)."
Etymology
From Kafkatrap + -ing.
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