Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo
by maxerickson on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @12:08AM
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The colloquial meaning you refer to is stupid. It's mostly used as a slur on the internet.
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Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo
by tenaciousDaniel on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @12:21AM
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"sjw" is a slur. The term "social justice" is used by literally everyone, most notably the members themselves:
http://www.blackpast.org/perspectives/black-lives-matter-gro...
http://www.socialjusticetoolbox.com/
^ from just the first page of a google search.
Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo
by maxerickson on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @12:26AM
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So you are insisting that when the links you link speak of social justice they speak of the very recent movement that is rooted in the works of critical theory?
I doubt it.
(one of them compares a modern movement to the civil rights movement...)
Re:Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo
by tenaciousDaniel on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @12:44AM
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I'm talking about the online sub-culture that has sprung up in the last 5 years. The ideas they promote are a distillation of various crit theory stuff, like safe spaces, trigger warnings, micro-aggressions, etc. They are the reason why the term "white privilege" is now virtually a household term even though it's been around since the 1980's. Not sure what your purpose is in arguing this very simple definition, but if you don't agree then have a good day I guess, not worth any more of my time.