SOCIAL JUSTICE WARRIOR Definition & Meaning

social justice warrior

[ soh-shuhl juhs-tis wawr-ee-er, �ɴǰ�‐ ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

Disparaging. a term for a person who advocates a liberal progressive orthodoxy, often on the internet, especially involving the treatment of ethnic, racial, or sexual minorities. : SJW

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Origin of social justice warrior¹

First recorded in 1990–95

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“This is appalling and extremely racist,” the Georgia Republican turned social justice warrior posted on X. “This does not represent President Trump. This type of behavior should not be tolerated ever.”

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“I’m a liberal troll social justice warrior serving satirical nonsense with a mission,” Mr. Blair said.

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Williams is not exactly a social justice warrior.

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A clean-cut 38-year-old Indian American from the Midwest, a family man with oodles of interpersonal charm, a religious son of high-caste Hindu immigrants, a biotech entrepreneur and anti–social justice warrior with no prior experience in Washington—what could be more refreshing for the GOP than all this?

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Salcedo marched in WeHo Pride while dressed as a social justice warrior carrying a shield that read, “Invest in Trans Lives.”

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