Ah. I use FB to socialize with people I already know, so I do miss all of those sorts of comments.

I don't think those are bad conversations to have, but I also don't think FB is the best place for them, because FB really isn't ideal for what ought to be a nuanced conversation. It seems to turn everything into a soapbox rather than an actual discussion.

not really here because of deadlines and family, but Charlie Stross has some interesting extracurricular reading: [link]

ALL trigger warnings apply.

Where have you encountered these people? That's not accusatory; I'm genuinely curious, because I spend way too much time on the internet, and haven't come across people who are deliberately looking for chances to bust on people for privileged opinions/behavior.

I've run into it on Scans Daily, the Backlot (formerly AfterElton) and in Teen Wolf fandom. The basic intention of being more sensitive to minority issues is good, but some people take things too far and characterize any disagreement with a particular point they make as racist/misogynistic/homophobic oppression by the PatriarchyTM.

This is yet another time I really wish I had the magical power of dropping cartoon anvils on people's heads.

Where have you encountered these people? That's not accusatory; I'm genuinely curious, because I spend way too much time on the internet, and haven't come across people who are deliberately looking for chances to bust on people for privileged opinions/behavior.

Tumblr. My favorite was the one where you shouldn't cosplay with toe shoes because a) you'd probably turn an ankle if you didn't know how to walk in them* and b) because ballet dancers had spent years of practice earning them and how dare you mock their efforts and pain! You wouldn't wear a gi if you hadn't studied martial arts**! You wouldn't wear a military uniform if you hadn't served**! How dare you appropriate dance culture!

/*Probably valid. Although I've turned ankles while walking on a dry sidewalk in sneakers, so whatevs.

/**The poster has clearly never been to a Con. Or she/he/ze is making unwarranted assumptions about a quarter of the people there, especially ones that have a Stargate presence.

I think there's a lot of free floating outrage in these people, and they're looking for something to hook it too. Someone they admire comes out against something, so they decide to join them with outrage set to 11 and they make everyone else look bad.

It all depends on context. I've the pejoritive "Social Justice Warrior" more used by white males with their outrage set to 12. Of course, the context that I have seen it, is on Twitter where I follow a number of the protestors from Fergussen. So in my mind it is right up there with MRAs' use of "feminazi".

I've seen it used as a pejorative from all sorts.

It's all pretty similar to what I experienced in the late 80s-early 90s. I originally heard the term "politically correct" as something that people on the left used to ironically comment on those more extreme than themselves, but then right-wingers like Rush Limbaugh started using it to bludgeon everyone on the left indiscriminately.

At least nine times out of 10 someone being called a SJW means I'll probably enjoy or at least learn from their feed. For example, the extent of extrajudicial killings of African American people in the US really isn't reflected on the news. SJWs made me aware of it (with cites). It matters. I'm glad I know, and I wish I could do more than hit "reblog".

And then there are the others. I remember a debate (as much as one can debate on Tumblr--I hate the conversation mechanism as much as I love the gifs) about a woman who dressed in traditional Indian (subcontinent) garb for a wedding. Someone saw the pictures and called her out for appropriating Indian culture. It turned out the bride in question was Indian, just with very light skin and eyes, and the person calling her out was a white American. The conversation grew pretty heated.