SJW - What would be a good literal name for them?

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More seriously than my previous post, this is a classic essay and one of the most important online overviews of this topic: "Gramscian Damage" by Eric Raymond:

http://esr.ibiblio.org/?p=260

Before you come up with a new label for them, don't you think it might be useful to actually define who you are talking about?

Specifically, who are they? Not example names, but rather a clear definition of what you mean by the term.

Surely not all feminist qualify, as most have a carefully stated goal of sex/gender equality rather than superiority. And, many avoid the term since it was co-opted by MRA's. Would it only be those who label themselves SJW's? What about people who label themselves SJW for other reasons such as racism? Also, the term SJW as self applied is not defined the same as the term as redefined by Lush Rimbomb (sorry, "Rush Limbough" - darn speck check) in the early/mid- 1990's. He never gave an actual definition, either, though. Rather he simply applied it to any women, POC or others who were fighting for equality that he didn't particularly like. Some have been quite reasonable even from his perspective, so his usage is itself a bit muddied. Fast forward a couple decades and in the wake of gamergate and the like, and the term itself is practically useless as a derogatory moniker.

So, what is the formal definition of the term & for any aspects that are on a continuum, where is the cutoff?

They seem more Maoist than Marxist to me, what with the demands that people publicly confess and be reeducated and such.

IIRC, Limbaugh coined 'feminazi', but had nothing to do with 'SJW', though I'm sure he's used the term.

As to what makes an SJW an SJW, I think the important distinction is in the 'warrior' part, as much of the goals of social justice (anti-racism, anti-sexism, etc) are not in popular dispute, but the tactics they use pursuing those goals, such as public shaming, shouting down, no platforming, censoring, etc, are what people find so off-putting. The victim culture thing is also kind of distinctive, with the safe spaces and micro aggression and need for trauma counseling after someone chalks the word 'Trump' on the sidewalk, it makes me think of an NBA player who falls to the ground and goes for the Oscar every time he makes contact with an opposing player.

So, social justice activism + authoritarian and/or angry mob tactics + victim culture = SJW, pretty simple.

The average person who identifies as feminist isn't usually a Marxist.
The feminist leadership is nothing but subversive and Marxist however.

Proof:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOmIIAact4s

A certain percentage of average person feminists are probably Marxist because they see their leaders advocating for it

This thread is pretty gross and full of alt right sounding reactionary non-sense.

Horseshoe Theory Nazis

regressives is a good name for them.