Can someone explain to me why there is so much animosity towards "sjw"?
I don't know if I'm just too old, or not fully understanding the term, but I'm failing to comprehend the negative of being concerned with social justice? Why does there seem to be so much flack directed towards "social justice warriors"? I have to admit that I didn't even know what the term was until recently but it seems odd to me that this would be a negative thing? (Unless I'm totally confused about the definition) #sjw #confused
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Explain to me what Social Justice is please, I failed English.
ripcurldane
Level 7
Feb 12, 2018
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Basically social justice pertains to inequality, distribution of wealth, and human rights among other things.
Crap I am old. It took me a while to find out this new meaning of SJW. Back in the day in personal ads it used to mean Single Jewish Woman. Heehee! XD
HippieLupie
Level 3
Feb 12, 2018
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Haha, honestly that's what I initially thought as well, until I had to Google it a fewhile months ago!
As far as I can see it, people who use it don't actually know why themselves. They've just heard it used as a label against "leftists" and so they use it themselves. Comedians here have started to claim "I'm happy with that." or "That's a compliment. Thank you." when they are called out as SJWs.
SamKerry
Level 7
Feb 12, 2018
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I got a Troll to unfriend me on FB today, did it in 3 comment bubbles, and that's a new record for me, that is as close to social justice as I ever get.
DoyleHefner
Level 5
Feb 11, 2018
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It is an ego thing. A weak ego thing.
NothinnXpreVails
Level 8
Feb 11, 2018
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Because when there are people being decent human beings and showing compassion for their fellow man, it makes the assholes notice how big of assholes they are.
KrypticKalEl
Level 4
Feb 11, 2018
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I think because sjws have a reputation for not being very compassionate towards people they disagree with.
Lauxa
Level 5
Feb 11, 2018
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Unlike White supremacists, the legal departments of large corporations, anti-abortion groups, fundamentalist theists etc ?
no, but as I understand it there is a lot of censorship of differing opinions in these groups, it reminds me of a cool old boss who told me “I was a hippie, but I was never one of those hippier-than-thou hippies”
I didn't understand either of the two previous responses, but it seems that there is a bit of paranoia creeping in here.
If someone is fighting for "social justice", I would want to find out how they defined the term.
At its lowest level, cruising past homeless, starving people in stretch limousines seems like a worthy thing to fight against.
BanjoTango
Level 5
Feb 11, 2018
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@Fanburger I know a Billionaire that picked up a poor family eating grass on the median strip of a highway. They thanked him profusely, said they had been starving for weeks. He said "Dont mention it - the grass at my mansion is much, much greener and so much quieter than that busy highway" - hows that for critical thinking ?
Because people who are bigoted and/or lack compassion ridicule what they don't endorse. The idea that anyone wouldn't want social justice is ridiculous, but...here we are.
Atheopagan
Level 6
Feb 11, 2018
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Exactly, that is what was confusing me, how could anyone be against equality and fairness? How could it be a derogatory label but I guess in today's society some take kindness for weakness, and intelligent people are labeled elitist.
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