Will the term SJW eventually die out

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Let's be honest nobody outside the internet uses the term SJW, it's officially become a parody of itself and a ridiculous label. I see a lot of people seemingly rage about SJW which really boggles my mind. So will this tedious term eventually die out? Will people stop making SJW somekind of fictitious entity? Hell it's even used as some sort of obscure insult

[THE Bigzoman]

You think SJWs are fictitious?

[Sandraudiga]

It's a good label for a whole lot of stupid.

[Blur4stuff]

it probably will when people stop pretending that posting to tumblr is the same as actually helping people who need it

SJWs have a lot in common with prayer

[unbound]

Let's be honest nobody outside the internet uses the term SJW, it's officially become a parody of itself and a ridiculous label. I see a lot of people seemingly rage about SJW which really boggles my mind. So will this tedious term eventually die out? Will people stop making SJW somekind of fictitious entity? Hell it's even used as some sort of obscure insult

It's a straw man that will likely never go away. It's a convenient stereo-type for the lazy to label those who they disagree with.

[Yarathir]

It's a good label that works as a descriptor for a group of people who engages in awful behaviour but thinks they're okay for doing it because they're "on the right side.".

And actually, to correct the OP, for a long time, SJW has been an internet term, but lately it's been gaining mainstream momentum.

[THE Bigzoman]

It's a good label that works as a descriptor for a group of people who engages in awful behaviour but thinks they're okay for doing it because they're "on the right side.".

And actually, to correct the OP, for a long time, SJW has been an internet term, but lately it's been gaining mainstream momentum.

Pretty much this.

Hell, when the yearly pastor came to campus to dialouge with "fornicators" I heard the term in the crowd several times.

[ComputerNerd]

People still throw around the fanboy accusation on a single disagreement, regardless of the fact that it requires the whole of that persons views to be overly positive.
Once a new buzzword enters use, it won't go away, because people enjoy using it as a way of avoiding constructive arguments.

[Deleted]

Why would it? It's perfect description for some people.

It's not really

It's lumping extremists with genuine activists that have helped the world move forward

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It's a good label that works as a descriptor for a group of people who engages in awful behaviour but thinks they're okay for doing it because they're "on the right side.".

And actually, to correct the OP, for a long time, SJW has been an internet term, but lately it's been gaining mainstream momentum.

That's an awfully flimsy description

[THE Bigzoman]

It's not really

It's lumping extremists with genuine activists that have helped the world move forward

Because people on the internet are helping move the world forward in what way?

[Wyrllish]

You making a thread about it surely doesn't help it dying out. You're contributing to the issue that you're complaining about.

[Yarathir]

It's not really

It's lumping extremists with genuine activists that have helped the world move forward

It will be less popular when these so-called extremists stop being so common and prevalent.

[Deleted]

Because people on the internet are helping move the world forward in what way?

Not all, but yes some are

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It will be less popular when these so-called extremists stop being so common and prevalent.

They're really not that common

[Deleted]

It's a good label for a whole lot of stupid.

This.
It is the perfect word to describe a group of people who have nothing better to do with their lives other than find the next thing to be offended by.

[Vea Lea]

what does it mean?

[Eroginous]

Let's be honest nobody outside the internet uses the term SJW, it's officially become a parody of itself and a ridiculous label. I see a lot of people seemingly rage about SJW which really boggles my mind. So will this tedious term eventually die out? Will people stop making SJW somekind of fictitious entity? Hell it's even used as some sort of obscure insult

One can only hope. That, along with white knight, and feminism.

[Tzalix]

Language is ever-evolving and terms come and go. I'm sure it will be forgotten one day.

[Yarathir]

It's not really

It's lumping extremists with genuine activists that have helped the world move forward

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That's an awfully flimsy description

I'm not here to offer you a definition. It's simply shorthand for a set of behaviours and beliefs that are downright hypocritical and malicious. If you want to talk about SJWs, you can, of course, rattle off the entire definition. But the reason for the shorthand is so people don't have to do that. That's all it is: a quick transfer of concept in a social environment.

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Not all, but yes some are

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They're really not that common

Worryingly common nowadays.

[Tzalix]

what does it mean?

I believe it stands for Social Justice Warrior.

[Last Starfighter]

It's a straw man that will likely never go away. It's a convenient stereo-type for the lazy to label those who they disagree with.

Yep. That's the passive/aggressive nature of people on the internet.