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In reply to the discussion: It's amazing how little we (in the US, at DU, whatever) actually fully communicate about racism [View all]Starry Messenger
(32,382 posts)Evidently this is common. I think we've been invaded by some gamergate leftovers and similar reactionaries from other web wars.
http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Social_justice_warrior
"Demographics
A common criticism of SJWs is that they are themselves not members of the groups that they defend. Hill describes the typical SJW strawman, stating that:[23] "SJWs are generally young, white, and spend their time on social media condemning those who fail to live up to their own moral and ethical standards." Yet there is no clear evidence that this is true or that this deflects from SJW's arguments towards equality among disenfranchised identity groups.
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Hill writes:[23]
The occasional overly pedantic Tumblr user targeting white men in power is dwarfed by the thousands of racist, sexist, and homophobic tirades which flood online comments sections every single day. Whos the real problem here?
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There are Kindle books on Amazon for sale about the "big problem" of "SJWs." That's fine, that just makes me more likely to dig into these topics. It seems like an organized effort to disrupt, on their part, and not just organic whitefeels and cluelessness.