SJW Culture_When Did It Begin?

When did it begin?   Most experts believe about 2011



The phrase originated in the late 20th century as a neutral or positive term 

for people engaged in social justice activism.

In 2011, when the term first appeared on Twitter, 

it changed from a primarily positive term to an overwhelmingly negative one.




Perhaps "SJW" movement isn't the right term... 
I can't think of any other that would identify it as well.. modern social progressivism movement? 
You can tell its members by their lack of a sense of humor ... 
they would not be able to find the humor in the above image.
They count coup by calling out someone in the spotlight for offending them and their standards.
They gain prestige in the eyes of their peers and you pay in external cost for not living up to their ideas of what is right.   
They search for faults in others and not in themselves ...
failing to realize they can only change themselves not others.
The Puritans only embedded the sin in a person they put into stocks not erased it.
When you point a finger at someone, three more are pointing back at you.


Safe Spaces. Micro Aggressions.  Bias Response Teams. Hate Speak.  Trigger Warnings.
Teachers used to use as their guide for writingtheir lectures THE REASONABLE PERSON  STANDARD
Would this offend a reasonable person?

Now, they have to writetheir lectures using THE MOST SENSITIVE PERSON  STANDARD

In the past,  good teachers challenged  their students to think for themselves by presenting ideas  that forced them to think outside  the safety of their  preconceived notions  of what was reality.
Now, they are no longer free to presentthe Matterhorn to them.
Only mole hills of thought are acceptable.

There is no longer room for nuance in the classroom.
Only Stark Black and White .

HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?
There are several social trends that started in the 80's 
and later that shaped children in that time to be hyper-sensitive.


OUTDOOR PLAY SHELVED  FOR SAFETY
The 80's  and 90's saw an increase in the headlines of children outdoors being at risk for abduction.
But outdoor play, besides the needed sunshine and exercise, also provided
opportunities to negotiate with others, to toughen up their feelings, 
learning the world does not revolve around what they wish.
It's called Socialization:
Children need to learn how to work together. 
They need to learn to make friends, how to share and cooperate, how to treat other people. 
If they only interact in very structured settings,
 such as school or sports teams, they won’t — they can’t — learn everything they need to know.


RISING POLITICAL POLARIZATION
The political parties never really liked each other.
But in the late 90's and especially after 2000, 
the disparity and snark grew vicious until you have the toxic atmosphere you have today.


IVY LEAGUE UNIVERSITIES  GONE FAR LEFT
Those faculties had always leaned to the left.  
Forget Lean.  
They have now leapt to the far left and are passing off their surmises as certainties
 onto their impressionable students.
This at a time when political tensions are higher than ever.
So it has devolved from the Truth Seeking Path to the We Have to Beat the Other Team! Path.
We know what we believe!  
Don't give me Data!  You change!  
We're right; you're wrong!

LOST IN THE SOCIAL MEDIA ZONE
Children born after 1995 
were snatched to the safety of the home right at the time Social Media started taking off.
Instead of having to learn to handle conflict constructively, 
these youngsters could cocoon themselves in a safe cyber-womb, 
surrounded by like-minded souls who reinforced whatever attitudes they found appealing.


END RESULT
You put all these social trends together,
and you get young people who are much more anxious, fragile, and depressed, 
coming onto campuses with all the super-charged political and social propaganda 
being delivered as truth from every professor to whom they listen.
Those few students are the vanguard of the Social Justice Movement.


FREEDOM OF SPEECH
    FREEDOM OF DEBATE
        CRITICAL THINKING
have long been the cornerstones of our democracy.
Without them, how long before our nation devolves into a Civil War between Ideologies?

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE  SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT?