Re:Uber's head of communications is leaving the company
by kgu on Tuesday April 11, 2017 @08:15PM
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I think it's needlessly mocking, but it is not a label: it has an actual definition, and I'd consider anyone who used the word outside that definition to be using it incorrectly. It refers to a specific set of behaviors. Bigot and racist used to not be labels, until people started applying the terms to everything.
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Re:Uber's head of communications is leaving the company
by dpark on Tuesday April 11, 2017 @08:20PM
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You're trying to be pedantic and failing. "labels like bigot, racist, etc." have actual definitions, too. Your use of the term "sjw" is just hypocritical. It has no more of a clear definition than "racist". It just happens to suit your narrative.
Re:Uber's head of communications is leaving the company
by kgu on Tuesday April 11, 2017 @10:37PM
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Well, fair enough, you're right that SJW can be used as a label too.
My original flagged comment was actually "The invigorating fervor of social justice"; I didn't use the term "SJW." It was a sassy thing I wrote because I thought it was funny how the obvious comment that took no courage to write was shooting to the top as usual. I was making fun of people with who post passionate, rallying cries in the spirit of "we must stand our ground," knowing full well they're on a message board that will congratulate them for it, and, while they're at it, being rather boring.
As for my SJW comment, I was explaining to tomlock why people use "social justice" negatively. I should've added "e.g." before "social justice warrior."
Re:Uber's head of communications is leaving the company
by tomlock on Tuesday April 11, 2017 @10:55PM
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>knowing full well they're on a message board that will congratulate them for it, and, while they're at it, being rather boring.
Maybe they're posting these comments because they reflect how they feel?