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Nobody self-identifies as an SJW, unless they're being extremely ironic. The term was coined by overt misogynists as an expression of abuse, derision, and hate
by alexqgb 11y ago
Nobody self-identifies as an SJW, unless they're being extremely ironic. The term was coined by overt misogynists as an expression of abuse, derision, and hate and nothing's removed its nasty connotations since then.
- talmand 11y agoI think the term SJW has been around a bit longer than you think it has, been used more often in more situations than you seem to think, and I don't think it was necessarily started by misogynists as an insult to feminists.
- alexqgb 11y agoThen maybe not coined, but certainly adopted and popularized. Point being that whatever more benign associations may have been associated with it at one point have been permanently altered by GamerGate.
- talmand 11y agoWell, I appreciate your opinion on the matter but I simply disagree. As a fan of such disagreements, I find them quite educational about ideologies, I have seen the term used many times in several ways for years now. For example, urban dictionary has entries from four years ago with the very definition described. You may disagree with the usage of the term but don't change its history. It was not popularized by GamerGate and many would say it was adopted by the hashtag because it describes many people within that debate.