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It been popular for 10 years or so, not just with the alt right. I like using it when pointing out soulless corporatism and hypocrisy.
by dahdum 9y ago
It been popular for 10 years or so, not just with the alt right. I like using it when pointing out soulless corporatism and hypocrisy.
- JBlue42 9y agoYeah, it seems to be another term for disingenuous but much more buzzy and maybe more political? From the Wikipedia page: Examples of behavior described as virtue signalling include changing Facebook profile pictures to support a cause, participation in the Ice Bucket Challenge, offering thoughts and prayers after a tragedy, celebrity speeches during award shows, politicians pandering to constituents on ideological issues -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtue_signalling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtue_signalling