It proves that the term predates you

no one on the internet was using that terminology at the time

you know nothing lore

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a quote from wiktionary doesnt prove shit

Your anecdote doesn't prove shit

FACTS DNT CARE ABOUT YOUR FEELINGS

anyway, have your fun

nibba

social justice is a pretty easy term to use in situations. Even before its modern meaning.

https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=social+Justice
>1718

Social

'and Justice

So yeah

hello

Dank is correct. Whatever you want to faff on about the particular words used, the concept, behavior, and activists related to it didn't exist. They identify themselves with the term "social justice" independently of any previous use of those words paired together.

Previous things that might have used the term did not have the sort of impact on culture, discussion, and so on.

He said the phrase itself, not the activists known today as "Social Justice Warriors" but aight

cryosite coming in like AACCCCKKCHUUAAALLYYY 🤓

`I must introduce a parenthetical protest against the abuse of the current term 'social justice'. From meaning 'justice in relations between groups or classes' it may slip into meaning a particular assumption as to what these relations should be; and a course of action might be supported because it represented the aim of 'social justice', which from the point of view of 'justice' was not just. The term 'social justice' is in danger of losing its rational content--which would be replaced by a powerful emotional charge. I believe that I have used the term myself: it should never be employed unless the user is prepared to define clearly what social justice means to him, and why he thinks it just. [footnote in T.S. Eliot's "Notes Towards the Definition of Culture," 1948]`

It seems the people known as "Social Justice Warriors" have been around for awhile, even though they weren't called that until recently

We had a name for them even before 1948. Its called communists.

"Social Justice" is mentioned a lot in Communist texts

Also the word "Progressive"

They are early 20th century so the idea such ideas were not in the internet is unlikely methinks

social justice is a euphetism

Social Justice is an autism

@Chuckler Wonder what happens if you keyword search progress and progressive in fascist texts

social justice, isnt

Social justice unit 🚓

spaghetti and meatballs. His Noodliness truly blesses us with such divine food

It did take some time to spread, yes.. but the underlying ideas were there even in BBS days. That said, in the nascent 'net it was known closer as Politically Correctness.. and related concepts.

The concept of political correctness has been around since at least the 90s

70s

no wait 60s

Social justice has been around since the 60s

Macarthy was right

Political correctness is the method social justice is the idea

Macarthy wasnt well thought of back then. But he was right. His outing of communists was politically incorrect even back then.

Wasn't well thought of by whom though?

The media™️

Well, IdPol is the *idea*. >.>