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A form of social punishment where an individual is subjected to mass judgment and condemnation by an entire community they once belonged to. Running the Community Gauntlet typically occurs when someone violates community norms, expresses an unpopular opinion, or becomes the target of a coordinated campaign. The experience involves being argued against by multiple members simultaneously, receiving hostile messages, being publicly shamed in community spaces, and ultimately being ostracized or expelled. Unlike public social media gauntlets, community gauntlets happen in spaces where the victim had relationships, history, and belonging—making the betrayal deeper and the trauma more profound. The community that was once home becomes a source of relentless attack, and the victim must either endure, leave, or be forcibly removed.
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