[–] Spacehuman 0 points 8 points 8 points (+8|-0) ago
The term is used mockingly. They dress their retarded ideas in language that casual liberals will approve of, but look at them and listen to what they say. They are uniformly idiots but cock-sure that their childish nonsense is 'the only way'. A horrible combination.
SJWs are a loud but small group of ideological extremists, and they depend on the good will and tacit support of a far larger number of social liberals who never look close enough to realize how retarded the SJWs are. They do nothing for 'social justice'. You have to be nearly brain dead or have the mind of a little child to join them.
[–] Snivy 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I think this is the best answer here as of my post. I'd add that they are that extremely loud portion of a group that gets a lot of coverage despite their small size in comparison to the larger movement, similar to the tea party and the republican party at large.
[–] vaporwaif 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago (edited ago)
Irony of ironies: I am going to link you to a tumblr to explain the negative connotations in meme form. "Social Justice" is sort of like a new phrase for political correctness- it is based on the idea that all human beings are equally worthwhile and that instead of being gender-blind and racially-blind we should be aware of these differences to be able to best treat each other like complex human beings having a complex human experience.
"Social Justice Advocate" is what you might call someone who is into Social Justice in a positive, helpful way. The type of person who regularly uses "Social Justice Warrior" as a pejorative is referring to the sort of person who might suggest that your post is "able-ist" for trying to explain the sociopath experience from a neurotypical standpoint and in turn that your post is appropriative.
SJWs mean well. However, in any situation where someone believes that their opinion is objectively correct and objectively "right" in ways that have to do with kindness, acting like an aggressive and un-self-aware fascist is a possibility - this is why websites like Voat are so hostile towards "SJWs" - it can be construed that making rules based around social justice is antithetical to free speech. This is why "Fat People Hate" getting shut down was such a big deal."
Probably the most important part of the SJW v. Anti-SJW culture-war is to remember your own value system and take it seriously. Both sides will declare their viewpoints as objectively right and the other side as ridiculous, fascist, and incorrect. It's easy to get caught up in a weird hostile binary - it's best not to. If you believe in social justice and you do not act like a caricature of your viewpoints, you will know it is wrong when someone tries to shut you down for being an SJW. If you believe most of the tenets of social justice are incorrect or overly idealistic but you are generally respectful to other humans, you will know it is wrong when someone calls you some kind of bigot.
[–] austenite12 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago (edited ago)
I'm with you. I dislike seeing the label of "Social Justice Warrior" to denigrate overly sensitive people.
There are countless people in the world who fight real social injustice every day and to lump them in with whiny, hyper-sensitive types is a bit crude.
[–] raging_paranoia 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
The title Social Justice Warrior is a sarcastic nod to their supposed motivations. The phase itself is over the top and ridiculous, like how some companies have "product evangelists" or other overly dramatic names. I can't think of anyone that actually fought for social justice who isn't better served by a different title more specific to what they were fighting for.
No one is seriously fighting for social justice because the term is non-specific. People fight for specifics like "women's rights," "gay rights," or "equal opportunity." The SJW title allows these people to be referred to without associating them with a specific movement. It's more respectful to the actual movements rather than saying "radical feminists" or "radical non-binary-gender acceptable movement members" since these things do get rather ridiculous. \
[–] raging_paranoia ago
Are you asking what the characteristics of an SJW are or are you asking at what point I consider them separate from the movement they associate themselves with? If it's the latter the answer is radicalism and attention seeking, a vocal radical minority many of whom just want to be part of something and/or have a superiority complex.
[–] SilentMaster 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I don't fully know either, I just recently learned about the concept, but in my research it appears that the problem is the SJW's aren't actually interested in helping anyone, they just want to say "Look how great I am, I just helped save 3 spotted owls that aren't actually endangered by serving brunch to my rich friends!" That's my take on it, I can't wait to hear more detailed answers, this topic is fascinating.
I think your take on it is funny but has more to do with how social justice being part of a cultural mainstream has affected brunch in rich neighborhoods. Among themselves, social justice are capable of having conversations about race and gender that are not just circle-jerks about how they hate themselves for being cisgendered heterosexual white people but instead how to not be accidental assholes based on those relative privileges. The social justice fan becomes the social justice warrior when those people are put around people who don't have those conversations all the time and start decrying others as oppressive racists or sexists for not having the same depth of interest in the subject that they do and in turn not thinking in all of the ways they've created to more comfortably actualize themselves. (Key point "themselves" since not everyone is having the same human experience even if the problems they discuss might be universal.)
[–] ChillyHellion ago
A persistent attack on free speech wrapped in concern for the oppressed.
[–] Hecatonphallus ago
It would make more sense as Social Justice Zealot. Some people take social justice for an individual or group to such an extreme that they forget/disregard the other side on the issue.
[–] Robotsarecool ago
SJW is a self used term, no one labeled them it, they took it themselves and it went mainstream as an insult.
[–] Clips 0 points 9 points 9 points (+9|-0) ago (edited ago)
Social Justice Warriors (SJWs) carry a reputation of silencing, downvote-brigading, and sometimes banning the user from the respective sub. In some cases, although rarely, they "doxx" the user.
This is all because the user in question has an opinion often opposite to theirs. The most known being the: "feminist movement," and the "black lives matter movement." Of course, there's nothing wrong with voicing your opinion and views, but there is a problem when they do act on the latter in extreme ways.
(It's always a gender/race issue.)