Random thought: Two days ago we celebrated Dr MLK Jr who by all accounts was one of the most prominent SJWs of all time. Yet today we use the term "SJW" as an insult. Why? #helpmeoverstand 🤔

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It's not about drawing a line on acceptable things OP.

What MLK stood for were actually issues. People suffering. People being denied basic rights. People being treated differently. People being not afforded the same opportunities. And so forth.

SJWs are usually all about making noise on the internet about what offends them. Something like I am sitting with my legs spaced out in the subway. Or something like I didn't move out of their way when we crossed paths. And they, by default blame men and more specifically white men or all their problems.

Doesnt really compare does it ?

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A lot of the arguments against 'SJWs' today are the same arguments that have been made against civil rights activists for decades. "They make noise about what offends them and blame white men for problems." "They think they're morally superior." "They are terrible ambassadors because they alienate and annoy people."

It's easy to generalize and be dismissive of 'SJWs' as whiny people who annoy you by complaining about things you believe to be non-issues. What's not so easy is acknowledging the fact that there are injustices in our society that you may not face personally, and that the status quo may be comfortable for you but hellish for sizeable sections of the population.

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For me it's a matter of ignorance. SJWs have a warped sense of society, feel superior to others, consider themselves the moral arbiters of society, and parrot things they heard or read without a true understand of the underlying issues and how to fix them. SJWs are actually end up working against the causes they espouse because they alienate everyone around them, including people who agree with them in theory but find them extremely annoying. They are terrible ambassadors for social justice

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SWJ = Social Justice Warrior.

Conservatives use it to insult those of us who actually, you know, care about other human beings.

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Sorry for my bad engrish

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You can't tell me you are equating the non-heteronormative genderqueer barista whining about patriarchy on facebook with freedom riders and lunch counter sit ins.

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What's sjw

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Not familiar with SJW

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SJW = social justice warrior.

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But SJWs, amirite? 😂

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I acknowledge. I just said i find many individuals annoying.

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@M1 I give up

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I don't think @M1 said that. I def think there are groups that are making pineapple salad out of jackfruit @K1, but I would agree with @M1 that we often call genuine civil rights protesters SJWs. Like the ACLU.

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Just be glad some people are fighting for you in whatever way they can. Not everyone has a set of principles strong enough to do it.

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Op and mck1. I think you are confusing what SJW is defined as and what it represents. Its defined as all the characteristics that you talk of and wish for. But unfortunately in reality it's represented by people feel "offended " by everything and demand special treatment for just existing. Life doesn't work like that. I acknowledge they are fighting for what they might feel are the real issue (such as being called their made up pronouns ) that's fine. I acknowledge but do not respect and find that it's just stupid to expect people to conform to your demands just cuz you say so. And of course then throw a fit on Twitter on how they have PTSD(self diagnosed) because of unfair life is.

OP the issues you talk of unfortunately are not taken by SJW.
Mck1 I am not dismissing them. They are a small populous with non issues which is a fact. Just because I don't face those issues doesn't mean I am intellectually incapable of understanding their issues.

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Overstand?

@BCG cultural slang 😂. Just means to truly and deeply comprehend.

Sjw?

@D1 ok. So you're saying there are reasonable things to champion and unreasonable things? Where do we draw the line? I'm going to let this build a little and be back later. I'm on a 4 hour flight lol.

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