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50 Times People Had Each Other’s Backs Online In The Most Wholesome Way
To put it simply, gatekeeping is an act when someone takes it upon themselves to decide who does or does not have access or rights to a community or identity ("You can't be a real Phoebe Bridgers fan, you just discovered her. Real fans follow her since at least Stranger in the Alps.") If this sounds ridiculous to you, don't worry. You're not alone.
There's a subreddit called r/GatesOpenComeOnIn and it describes itself as the polar opposite of gatekeeping. Created in 2018, this online community collects and shares pictures of wholesome acts of kindness when people had each other's backs. Whether it's encouraging everyone to share their Spotify Wrapped or simply allowing someone to feel tired, it doesn't take much to acknowledge another person's emotions, thoughts, experiences, values, and beliefs. Continue scrolling and check out how it's done.
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#1
Wholesome Patriotism
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#2
Halloween For Everyone!
#3
Come On In And Long As You’re Nice
troufaki13 5 years ago
If God created all creatures with his infinite wisdom, why would he hate something that HE created?
#4
Everybody Say Thank You To Andy
#5
Making Your Child Happy
#6
Minding Your Own Business Is Free
#8
Gates Open Slide On In!
#9
Read Whatever You Want
#10
Shout Out To The Solo Eaters
#11
Do What Makes You Happy For You
#13
Someone I Went To School With Posted This About Giving Their Son A Unicorn-Themed Birthday Bash. Positive Parenting For The Win
Zuila 5 years ago
My boy loves colour pink and red. As soon as he was able to show it to me, I have made him red birthday cake and bought red or pink clothes. He also liked to play with baby doll, toy washing machine and cooking gadgets and we allowed him to play what ever he wanted. That phase has now mostly passed, but red is still his favourite colour.
#14
Family Is A Family Is A Family
Julie C Rose 5 years ago
A while ago someone asked me if I “have a family”. I said yes and was genuinely confused when she started asking me about kids.
#15
Southern Hospitality
#17
Never Too Late To Join A Movement
#18
Felt Like This Might Belong Here
#19
It's The Thought That Counts
#20
Never Too Late For New Beginnings
#21
We Are All Nerds Together
Roxy Eastland 5 years ago
I can completely relate to this. I love it when I discover that a friend that I've known for years has an in depth knowledge on a subject I never suspected.
#23
Good Guy Owner
MauKini 5 years ago
I love this. In Germany it is forbidden by the law to look for food in supermarket dumpsters. As long as the food doesnt pose a safety hazard, the food should be donated (which some supermarkets do, but its only a few plus they have to pay tax for the food which they are donating, so not many do this).
#25
Stress Relief
#26
Money Is Power, But Also Not
#27
Better Late Than Never
Nat Hedley 5 years ago
Dude in my graduating class (back in 1997) was 84 years old at the time of his graduation. Learn like you'll live forever, it's never too late.
#29
Gay Pride Can Be Whatever You Want/Need It To Be
#30
Friendly Encouragement
#31
How Lovely
#32
Showing Respect For One Another’s Professions
Roxy Eastland 5 years ago
What a weird comment. Don't we all love the person that turns up at our doorstep with our eagerly awaited parcel??
#33
Witches vs. Patriarchy
#34
Jesus Never Stutters
#35
You Get To Decide How You Define Being "Grownup"
#37
Taking Care Of Your Mental Health Is Important
#38
We’re All In This Together
WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
A lot of people do make it their business to decide what other people should earn, how and where they should live and why they shouldn't have universal healthcare. They're called Republicans.
#39
Ok Zoomer
#40
They Had Us In The First Half
Karl Baxter 5 years ago
I find it amazing that some Christians arrogantly think that their religion somehow “owns” marriage. People were getting together and pairing up in a variety of rituals 1000s of years before Christianity turned up.
#41
I Love Sharing My Book Collection
#43
Speak Everything
#44
Learning Is Awesome
#46
You’re Doing Just Fine
Roxy Eastland 5 years ago
This stupid meme also failed to recognise that to develop skills and side hustles we really benefit from the support of friends and family. Hanging out and chatting enables our brains to get things in to perspective, sort out what we've learnt so far, and subconsciously start to work on what is to come next.
#47
Blake Knows What's Up
#48
Gonna Remember Who Spoke To Me And Who Didn’t
#49
Accept Everyone And Respect Their Decisions Y’all
#50
Do Whatever Makes You Happy
#51
Always Puts A Smile On My Face
#52
Very Positive Message I Saw Scrolling Through IG
#53
Sorry. I Just Had To. It's Too Nice
Rachel Peterson 5 years ago
We need a lot more churches expressing this kind of love (WWJD, indeed) <3
#54
Let People Live!
maia martin 5 years ago
also, cisgender people can put their pronouns in their bio in order to be more welcoming to people who are transgender/nonbinary :)
#55
We All Handsome
#56
If It Makes You Happy
Roxy Eastland 5 years ago
I have the same thing about children's names. Call your child whatever you damn well want and the rest of us will be sure to teach our kids not to be playground bullies
#57
Good Reminder
#58
Dad Knows Best
#59
Make Those Comics!
#61
Sizes
Roxy Eastland 5 years ago
Never got the lack of love for smaller guys. Some of the cutest guys I've ever known have been shorter than me.
#62
On Self-Diagnosis
#63
Come On In! Keep Trying
Laugh or not 5 years ago
Wrong, you should care that someone is trying to learn a new skill: help them if you can and they ask, encourage them if they need, and be in awe of personal growth.
#64
The World Is Ready
#65
Do What You Like
*screamsinbisexual* 5 years ago
Yes! This is so important!!!!!! I love video games but I’m absolute garbage at them so easy mode is a lifesaver haha
#66
I'm Sure Many Of Us Needed To Hear This
#68
Gotta Clean Up
#69
Girl In Red's Music Is For Everyone
#71
Just Let Them
#72
Everyone Deserves The Right To Complain
#73
Nobody Cares If You Can’t Dance Well. Just Get Up And Dance
#74
Melon Flavored Jellyfish's Mom Says The Gates Are Open
#75
I Decided To Make Some Original Content, Am I Doing It Right?
Roxy Eastland 5 years ago
I wish it was more universally understood that when a child is crying and reacting over 'some little thing' it is literally their whole world at that moment. Yes, even if they want something and can't have it, they are just shaken up by the dissonance inside themselves. How adults react to them teaches them buckets. Sympathy with the feelings would be a good and honest start. And there's nothing wrong with saying 'well, let's rethink if you can have it' either.
#76
Nice To See This
#77
We Are All Just Humans Trying To Make It To Tomorrow
#78
For Those That Might Not Have Known, And Those That Know But Needed To Hear It All The Same
#79
All Consoles Are Good!
#80
One Of My Favorite Tweeters With His Gates Wide Open!
#83
We’ve All Been There
#84
We’re All In This Bumpy Sweaty Party Together
#85
Ian Opining The Gates
#86
Gym Doors Open, Come Inside
#87
I Swear To God
#88
It’s Spooky Season
#89
What Counts As Traveling?
#91
Fixed It
Logic and Reason 5 years ago
For context, the original had the man replying with ‘I’m a soldier on Call of Duty’.
#92
A Little Advice For The Ladies
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The 5-star rated 5-star rating system 5 years ago
I think these are great but I have some reservations about the ones that say things like "Welcome all" or "Love everyone no matter what" bc I think that we should still be careful and wary of people who have shown that they are untrustworthy and will make trouble. I do think that we should give people chances to improve and guide them in the right direction but we should do so before welcoming them into places like our homes. Sure, if you don’t know someone be civil to them no matter their ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexuality, etc. and don’t judge them based on these things, but if they show that they are not someone you want to be around because they do not return your kindness, then I don’t think you should “welcome” them.
Ozacoter 5 years ago
Yeah. We must love everybody no matter the origin, sex, orientation etc. But we shouldt love people who does bad to others like rapists, bigots, murderers etc. Intolerance cannot be tolerated.
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The 5-star rated 5-star rating system 5 years ago
I think these are great but I have some reservations about the ones that say things like "Welcome all" or "Love everyone no matter what" bc I think that we should still be careful and wary of people who have shown that they are untrustworthy and will make trouble. I do think that we should give people chances to improve and guide them in the right direction but we should do so before welcoming them into places like our homes. Sure, if you don’t know someone be civil to them no matter their ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexuality, etc. and don’t judge them based on these things, but if they show that they are not someone you want to be around because they do not return your kindness, then I don’t think you should “welcome” them.
Ozacoter 5 years ago
Yeah. We must love everybody no matter the origin, sex, orientation etc. But we shouldt love people who does bad to others like rapists, bigots, murderers etc. Intolerance cannot be tolerated.
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