Kristie Dotson defines smothering as a form of testimonial injustice where speakers self-silence due to the fear that their words will be misconstrued in a way that causes harm to themselves or their marginalized community.

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  Social Epistemology - Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science

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• testimony concept
• testimonial injustice concept