Timeline for How to respond to posts that are primarily soapboxes for political viewpoints - either for or against?
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| Apr 7, 2018 at 21:29 | comment | added | English Student | You are right of course, thanks @Jay. But I was thinking that non-native speakers of English might encounter the term and not understand its controversial connotations; they might think it is a positive description and use it for themselves. | |
| Apr 7, 2018 at 20:53 | comment | added | Jay | I've never heard someone describe themselves as a "social justice warrior", but it's just the "warrior" part that makes it pejorative. Plenty of people call themselves "social justice activists" and similar terms. Like many combinations of words, whether a term is positive or negative often depends more on who is saying it and how than on the words themselves. Personally I've only ever heard the term "alt-right" used as an insult. If there are people who apply that label to themselves, well, okay, if you say so. | |
| Sep 7, 2017 at 16:02 | comment | added | English Student | Good point, which is a relief, @reirab. | |
| Sep 7, 2017 at 14:49 | comment | added | reirab | It's possible that a non-native speaker might, but I think it's unlikely, since it wasn't an especially common term prior to taking on the negative connotation. | |
| Sep 7, 2017 at 14:16 | comment | added | English Student | Many thanks @reirab for the link that educated me about the originally positive meaning and history of the term 'Social Justice Warrior' -- it does complicates things, however, because do you think somebody (especially a non-native speaker) might use it positively in this day and age, not realising that it has become a predominantly pejorative usage? | |
| Sep 7, 2017 at 3:11 | comment | added | reirab | "Social justice warrior" was originally primarily neutral or positive. Its switch to being derogatory was a very recent one. | |
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| Aug 30, 2017 at 20:12 | history | answered | English Student | CC BY-SA 3.0 |