TikToker Highlights Gaslighting Tactics in Online Disability Community

June 2nd, 2025, marks the publication of a video by TikTok user feral rock dove 🍉 (feralrockdove) that has sparked a conversation about tone policing and online harassment within disability communities. The video, titled "I heart my boundaries," depicts the creator sitting and calmly explaining her experience with online criticism. She notes that the criticism often takes the form of seemingly polite comments that ultimately act as character attacks. "They did it in polite terms," she says, "They did it in a way that sounded pretty and nice." This tactic, she explains, is gaslighting. The video has garnered 802 views and 94 likes in just a few days, indicating significant engagement with the topic. The video serves as a reminder of the importance of setting boundaries and not tolerating online harassment, no matter how politely it's packaged.