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==About== | ==About== | ||
[[Performative leftism]] is a [[rhetorical deception]] in which someone [[socially signals]] their alliance with some set of [[left-wing]] causes in order to gain credibility for their [[right-wing]] arguments. | [[Performative leftism]] is a [[rhetorical deception]] in which someone [[socially signals]] their alliance with some set of [[left-wing]] causes in order to gain credibility for their [[right-wing]] arguments. | ||
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| + | Tactics used in performative leftism include [[abuse-mirroring]], to gain sympathy for the speaker. | ||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
* [[Christina Hoff Sommers]] (see {{sjwiki|Christina Hoff Sommers}}), member of the right-wing [[American Enterprise Institute]], often positions herself as a [[feminist]] while in fact advocating anti-feminist talking-points. | * [[Christina Hoff Sommers]] (see {{sjwiki|Christina Hoff Sommers}}), member of the right-wing [[American Enterprise Institute]], often positions herself as a [[feminist]] while in fact advocating anti-feminist talking-points. | ||
* [[Frozen fruit status quo warrior]]: someone whose passion for [[social justice]] seems to begin and end with "[[free speech]]" (for anyone who agrees with them, but not for anyone else) | * [[Frozen fruit status quo warrior]]: someone whose passion for [[social justice]] seems to begin and end with "[[free speech]]" (for anyone who agrees with them, but not for anyone else) | ||
* [[TERF]] (trans-exclusionary radical feminism) ideology typically relies on a set of intensely anti-feminist beliefs, often claiming that the science clearly supports their position (which it does not) and thus appealing to leftists via the [[false flag]]s of both [[feminism]] and [[science]]. | * [[TERF]] (trans-exclusionary radical feminism) ideology typically relies on a set of intensely anti-feminist beliefs, often claiming that the science clearly supports their position (which it does not) and thus appealing to leftists via the [[false flag]]s of both [[feminism]] and [[science]]. | ||
Revision as of 18:12, 9 August 2020
About
Performative leftism is a rhetorical deception in which someone socially signals their alliance with some set of left-wing causes in order to gain credibility for their right-wing arguments.
Tactics used in performative leftism include abuse-mirroring, to gain sympathy for the speaker.
Examples
- Christina Hoff Sommers (see Social Justice Wiki), member of the right-wing American Enterprise Institute, often positions herself as a feminist while in fact advocating anti-feminist talking-points.
- Frozen fruit status quo warrior: someone whose passion for social justice seems to begin and end with "free speech" (for anyone who agrees with them, but not for anyone else)
- TERF (trans-exclusionary radical feminism) ideology typically relies on a set of intensely anti-feminist beliefs, often claiming that the science clearly supports their position (which it does not) and thus appealing to leftists via the false flags of both feminism and science.