virtue signalling
A term that is far too often used to
dismiss an opposing opinion that is based on morals,
ethics, or ideals, when the introduction of such into a debate could critically
undermine one's stance.
virtue signalling
by Juz16 on Nov 04, 2015 02:03:02
Saying you love or hate something to show off what a
virtuous person you are, instead of actually trying to
fix the problem.
Example:
Jane: "Wow! I hate
Fox News! They're so evil and they hate women!"
John: "
Why don't you actually do something instead of just virtue signalling about it?"
Jane: "OMG that would be WAAAAAAY too much work" *goes back to
shitposting on twitter*
virtue signalling
by Okie G.L. on Apr 21, 2016 22:26:42
Advocating a political or philosophical position, and/or taking up a public cause, from a position of
vanity, for the primary purpose of demonstrating your
conformity with fashionable
pop culture values.
Example:
Angela's sudden
advocacy for the local pet shelter was mostly an exercise in public relations and virtue signalling. She had never much cared for dogs and cats before, but she instinctively understood teary-eyed public support for
defenseless animals generally said something good about her as a person.
virtue signalling
by TheRomanShitlord on Feb 19, 2022 14:56:26
A phenomena where someone campaigns
for or otherwise shows their support for an often popular position without actually doing anything meaningful to further the cause that they claim to champion. This is one of the main signs of
late democracy and otherwise shows the prevalence of cult figures in a society: political or otherwise.
Also takes form with "
thoughts and prayers", and other meaningless statements.
Virtue-signaling
by Power moves Only on Jun 29, 2022 13:35:57
Virtue-signaling (noun): the
self-serving,
disingenuous act of presenting & solidifying oneself as concerned with, committed to, or compliant to a specific political
alignment regarding political topics or issues for prestige or ego.
Virtue Signalling
by boomnikkaoom on Dec 16, 2021 06:39:47
Example:
Foid: Omg I'm such a good person I have BLM and ACAB in my social media
bios so that means I'm a good person.
Chad: That bitch is just
virtue signalling she actually couldn't care less about other people.
Virtue Signaling
by Sperloid on Aug 04, 2022 04:37:08
A
virtue signaler is a trendy poser ego-maniac who perplexes old school
trailblazing liberals. Their ego takes precedence over the actual issue, and it's painfully obvious. It's also a great
rebuttal tp a meritless claim that one is racist.
Example:
Debator: Remember when we all used to get along? At least it seemed that way. Now social media is perpetuating
shock value and BLM seems to have been
hijacked by violence.
Virtue signaler: You're just racist. Black Lives Matter!
Debator: Yes they do! What you don't know is that they matter more than your
virtue signaling.
Virtue signaling
by Strangetimes on Apr 20, 2022 10:05:51
Virtue Signaling
by ENulembo on Apr 22, 2021 00:37:58
Taking a selfie with a
COVID mask to show that you are complying with
CDC recommendations to protect your neighbor even though you are perfectly healthy.
Also...adding a "frame" to your profile picture saying that you got
vaccinated.
Virtue Signaling
by AvangionQ on May 15, 2021 23:01:19
Espousing a moral position about an issue that matters, without individually doing anything about that issue, usually because the issue is too big for any individual to affect. This is an action
scoffed at by any opposition, not realizing that if enough people
virtue signal about the same issue, they shift hearts & minds to achieve
a critical mass of support to the point that the issue is actually politically addressed.
Example:
In the wealthiest nation in the history of the world, there should be next to no poverty.
That's
virtue signaling. Why don't you go donate to your neighborhood homeless shelter or something?
The problem's bigger than that, with 40 million in poverty, including over 10 million children, and 200 million living
paycheck to paycheck, but it's not a problem that can't be solved.