it’s funny because the term has an origin not too far off to this.
I think it was something about gas lights in homes and people would be forgetful because gas was filling the homes and the tenants had a lack of oxygen which made them docile and susceptible to suggestion.
The term does indeed refer to 19th century home lighting, but the origin of the modern usage is from a 1940’s film called Gaslight.
In the film, the husband secretly rummages through the attic and his activities up there causes the pressure in the gas lines to drop causing the lights throughout the house to dim.
When the wife would mention the dimming lights to the husband, he convinced her that the lights weren’t dimming and manipulated her into thinking she was going insane for seeing things.
it’s funny because the term has an origin not too far off to this.
I think it was something about gas lights in homes and people would be forgetful because gas was filling the homes and the tenants had a lack of oxygen which made them docile and susceptible to suggestion.
The term does indeed refer to 19th century home lighting, but the origin of the modern usage is from a 1940’s film called Gaslight.
In the film, the husband secretly rummages through the attic and his activities up there causes the pressure in the gas lines to drop causing the lights throughout the house to dim.
When the wife would mention the dimming lights to the husband, he convinced her that the lights weren’t dimming and manipulated her into thinking she was going insane for seeing things.
Yep. Excellent film too.
no it doesn’t. you’re imagining that film.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaslighting
Isn’t it from a movie?