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A '''Social Justice Warrior''' (SJW) or ''Social Justice Blogger'' is a term used to describe liberal online activists who harness social justice issues such as sexism, homophobia and racism to advance their agendas. <ref>http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2014/09/04/gamergate-a-closer-look-at-the-controversy-sweeping-video-games/</ref> A '''Social Justice Warrior''' (SJW) or ''Social Justice Blogger'' is a pejorative term used by misogynists, racists, and other bigots to attack those who would question the status quo or the behavior of those attempting to maintain it.

SJWs, according to their detractors, believe that media should be censored to impact the ongoing cultural discourse and strongly advocate for the theory of ].<ref>http://dish.andrewsullivan.com/2014/11/10/the-sjws-now-get-to-police-speech-on-twitter/</ref>

] and ] are said to be the dominant communication channels used by SJWs. {{Citation needed|date=November 2014}}


Though in regular online use by 2012, the term gained widespread media usage during the late 2014 ].<ref>http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcultures/social-justice-blogging</ref><ref>http://www.dailydot.com/society/tumblr-social-justice-laci-green/</ref> Though in regular online use by 2012, the term gained widespread media usage during the late 2014 ].<ref>http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcultures/social-justice-blogging</ref><ref>http://www.dailydot.com/society/tumblr-social-justice-laci-green/</ref>

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A Social Justice Warrior (SJW) or Social Justice Blogger is a pejorative term used by misogynists, racists, and other bigots to attack those who would question the status quo or the behavior of those attempting to maintain it.

Though in regular online use by 2012, the term gained widespread media usage during the late 2014 Gamergate controversy.

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References

  1. http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcultures/social-justice-blogging
  2. http://www.dailydot.com/society/tumblr-social-justice-laci-green/
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