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[–] raging_paranoia 0 points 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. \

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[–] GoatBeard [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

OK, but what determines, then, who is an SJW?

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[–] 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.