# Stupid Social Justice Warrior Bullshit O' the Day. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 17, 2017, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-social-justice-warrior-bullshit-o-the-day/782443 "2017-03-17T22:14:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 26
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2017, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-social-justice-warrior-bullshit-o-the-day/782443/501 "2017-04-14T01:38:07Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > I can’t think of a single country with non-whites in power where the wealth is distributed anything close to equitably. Singapore? ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2017, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-social-justice-warrior-bullshit-o-the-day/782443/502 "2017-04-14T03:54:08Z")
> [@Beren\_Erchamion](#): > > The reason for that is, of course, lingering effects of the time when whites were exclusively in power. As long as you ignore places like China and Saudi Arabia… :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2017, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-social-justice-warrior-bullshit-o-the-day/782443/503 "2017-04-14T04:21:46Z")
> [@Rick\_Sanchez](#): > > Now Derek’s gone, perhaps we can return to the matter at hand; cataloging stupid SJW Bullshit. > > [Huffington Post: Could It Be Time to Deny White Men The Franchise?](http://m.huffingtonpost.co.za/shelley-garland/could-it-be-time-to-deny-white-men-the-franchise_a_22036640/) > > Money quote: > > _“At the same time, a denial of the franchise to white men, could see a redistribution of global assets to their rightful owners. After all, white men have used the imposition of Western legal systems around the world to reinforce modern capitalism. A period of twenty years without white men in the world’s parliaments and voting booths will allow legislation to be passed which could see the world’s wealth far more equitably shared. The violence of white male wealth and income inequality will be a thing of the past.”_ > > Actually, the whole damn thing’s a money quote. Read it, and consider that if either the race or gender were changed, you’d have something even Breitbart wouldn’t touch. If through the article you’d replace “White male” with “Jew” it would sound like something out of Mein Kampf. ---
**Author:** ![eulalia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eulalia/32/457_2.png) [@eulalia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eulalia)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2017, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-social-justice-warrior-bullshit-o-the-day/782443/504 "2017-04-14T06:42:47Z")
> [@Rick\_Sanchez](#): > > Now Derek’s gone, perhaps we can return to the matter at hand; cataloging stupid SJW Bullshit. > > [Huffington Post: Could It Be Time to Deny White Men The Franchise?](http://m.huffingtonpost.co.za/shelley-garland/could-it-be-time-to-deny-white-men-the-franchise_a_22036640/) > > Money quote: > > _“At the same time, a denial of the franchise to white men, could see a redistribution of global assets to their rightful owners. After all, white men have used the imposition of Western legal systems around the world to reinforce modern capitalism. A period of twenty years without white men in the world’s parliaments and voting booths will allow legislation to be passed which could see the world’s wealth far more equitably shared. The violence of white male wealth and income inequality will be a thing of the past.”_ > > Actually, the whole damn thing’s a money quote. Read it, and consider that if either the race or gender were changed, you’d have something even Breitbart wouldn’t touch. You know that’s from the South African edition, right? The reason white males come under attack is that when you play King of the Hill, you go for the person on top. White males have been on top for a long time. Stop whining about it. ---
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2017, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-social-justice-warrior-bullshit-o-the-day/782443/505 "2017-04-14T06:58:29Z")
> [@Ale](#): > > If through the article you’d replace “White male” with “Jew” it would sound like something out of Mein Kampf. Yes, it turns out that when talking about things like reparations, removing the context of cultural dominance does in fact change the context of the piece. Whodathunkit. ---
**Author:** ![Beren\_Erchamion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/90ced4/32.png) [@Beren\_Erchamion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beren_Erchamion)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2017, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-social-justice-warrior-bullshit-o-the-day/782443/506 "2017-04-14T07:03:13Z")
> [@Ale](#): > > As long as you ignore places like China TIL that extraterritoriality, the Open Door Policy, and the Unequal Treaties never happened… :rolleyes: Informal/indirect imperialism is still imperialism. > [@](#): > > and Saudi Arabia… TIL that Aramco never existed… :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2017, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-social-justice-warrior-bullshit-o-the-day/782443/507 "2017-04-14T07:14:19Z")
“TIL”? ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2017, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-social-justice-warrior-bullshit-o-the-day/782443/508 "2017-04-14T07:16:41Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > “TIL”? “Today I Learned” - it’s a Reddit abbreviation. > [@Beren\_Erchamion](#): > > TIL that extraterritoriality, the Open Door Policy, and the Unequal Treaties never happened… > > :rolleyes: > > Informal/indirect imperialism is still imperialism. Imperialism isn’t automatically a bad thing. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2017, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-social-justice-warrior-bullshit-o-the-day/782443/509 "2017-04-14T07:17:55Z")
[Star Trek actor blames Trump (albeit indirectly) for the United Airlines passenger incident](http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/04/11/star-trek-actor-blames-trump-for-united-passenger-being-dragged-away/). ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Sanchez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19adc/32.png) [@Rick\_Sanchez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Sanchez)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2017, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-social-justice-warrior-bullshit-o-the-day/782443/510 "2017-04-14T07:54:18Z")
> [@eulalia](#): > > You know that’s from the South African edition, right? > > The reason white males come under attack is that when you play King of the Hill, you go for the person on top. White males have been on top for a long time. Stop whining about it. 1. The author was musing about disenfranchising white men _worldwide_, so the specific edition of HuffPo doesn’t matter. 2. Fuck you. Bigotry is bigotry. ---
**Author:** ![WilyQuixote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f9ae1b/32.png) [@WilyQuixote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WilyQuixote)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2017, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-social-justice-warrior-bullshit-o-the-day/782443/511 "2017-04-14T10:10:26Z")
> [@eulalia](#): > > You know that’s from the South African edition, right? > > The reason white males come under attack is that when you play King of the Hill, you go for the person on top. White males have been on top for a long time. Stop whining about it. Pretty sure that it’s an attempt at _A Modest Proposal_ style satire. If not its pretty silly for reasons other then the obvious - constitutional protection of freedom of expression does not extend to hate speech and there are a number of white conservative organisations (in particular Afriforum) with deep pockets and access to top legal minds who would not hesitate to initiate litigation. That said, this is a pretty sad thread if a bunch of reactionary Americans have to look to an opinion piece on a minor SA news site written by an unknown MA philosophy student for an example of “Stupid SJW Bullshit of the Day”. ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2017, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-social-justice-warrior-bullshit-o-the-day/782443/512 "2017-04-14T10:21:40Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > I can’t think of a single country with non-whites in power where the wealth is distributed anything close to equitably. You mean, like it is in the US ? :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2017, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-social-justice-warrior-bullshit-o-the-day/782443/513 "2017-04-14T10:27:52Z")
Anyway, [edumacate yerself](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_income_equality), **lev**. Quite a few non-white greens out there. India, Japan, Tibet, Pakistan, South Korea, Egypt… ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Sanchez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19adc/32.png) [@Rick\_Sanchez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Sanchez)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2017, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-social-justice-warrior-bullshit-o-the-day/782443/514 "2017-04-14T10:32:30Z")
> [@WilyQuixote](#): > > Pretty sure that it’s an attempt at _A Modest Proposal_ style satire. Anyone writing such “satire” about any other racial group would be crucified for it. > [@](#): > > That said, this is a pretty sad thread if a bunch of reactionary Americans have to look to an opinion piece on a minor SA news site written by an unknown MA philosophy student for an example of “Stupid SJW Bullshit of the Day”. The Huffington Post is a pretty major outlet, actually, as shown by the fact it has a global reach. ---
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2017, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-social-justice-warrior-bullshit-o-the-day/782443/515 "2017-04-14T10:42:59Z")
> [@Martini\_Enfield](#): > > Imperialism isn’t automatically a bad thing. In the vast majority of cases through history, it has been. Not sure what point you’re trying to make here. > [@WilyQuixote](#): > > That said, this is a pretty sad thread if a bunch of reactionary Americans have to look to an opinion piece on a minor SA news site written by an unknown MA philosophy student for an example of “Stupid SJW Bullshit of the Day”. Or, you know, an off-hand tweet by a B-list actor. And it’s perhaps worth noting that these examples are linked by… … …? No, really, what’s the connection between these two cases? Or any of the other cases in this thread? Do these people share a concrete ideology? Are they a member of the same political party? This thread is a bit like a thread titled “Stupid Christian Idea Of The Day” that spends all day talking about the WBC. Except that this analogy only works if the Westboro Baptist Church is a bunch of utterly unconnected people across the world with no singular defining ethos or set of beliefs, and also if you become a member of the Westboro Baptist Church by having someone who hates Christians call you one. ---
**Author:** ![WilyQuixote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f9ae1b/32.png) [@WilyQuixote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WilyQuixote)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2017, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-social-justice-warrior-bullshit-o-the-day/782443/516 "2017-04-14T11:20:51Z")
> [@Rick\_Sanchez](#): > > Anyone writing such “satire” about any other racial group would be crucified for it. What exactly do you mean by “crucified”? Be specific. > [@](#): > > The Huffington Post is a pretty major outlet, actually, as shown by the fact it has a global reach. Are you being deliberately obtuse? I’m clearly talking about Huffingtonpost.co.za, the very site you linked to. It was only launched in the past year or so and has yet to build up a significant readership compared to major SA news sites such as News24, IOL and Timeslive. The size of the parent company or organisation is irrelevant to this discussion. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2017, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-social-justice-warrior-bullshit-o-the-day/782443/517 "2017-04-14T11:51:14Z")
> [@Rick\_Sanchez](#): > > Now Derek’s gone, perhaps we can return to the matter at hand; cataloging stupid SJW Bullshit. Funny how you went utterly silent when a minority was under attack. It’s almost as if you don’t care if that happens. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2017, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-social-justice-warrior-bullshit-o-the-day/782443/518 "2017-04-14T11:55:32Z")
> [@eulalia](#): > > You know that’s from the South African edition, right? Ah, yes. The home of [these](http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/10/14/cape-town-student-says-science-must-restart-since-it-doesnt-incorporate-african-black-magic/) stupid social justice warriors. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2017, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-social-justice-warrior-bullshit-o-the-day/782443/519 "2017-04-14T11:58:09Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Ah, yes. The home of [these](http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/10/14/cape-town-student-says-science-must-restart-since-it-doesnt-incorporate-african-black-magic/) stupid social justice warriors. Is every instance of silliness now attributable to “social justice warriors”? What does this one have to do with “social justice”? ---
**Author:** ![Ramira](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ramira/32/344_2.png) [@Ramira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ramira)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2017, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-social-justice-warrior-bullshit-o-the-day/782443/520 "2017-04-14T12:01:05Z")
> [@Rick\_Sanchez](#): > > I know, right? Not only that, the countries in the world which have the most equality of opportunity are Scandinavian! > [@levdrakon](#): > > I can’t think of a single country with non-whites in power where the wealth is distributed anything close to equitably. Then perhaps you should not rely on merely your racial prejudices and look at the GINI index values globally. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-social-justice-warrior-bullshit-o-the-day/782443.md?page=25) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-social-justice-warrior-bullshit-o-the-day/782443.md?page=27)