I'm aware there are legitimate "social justice" pursuits/activists which seem to be branded as social justice and not, say, dealing with human rights, although I find it very rare for these people to consider themselves social justice activists. I do attend many conferences and presentations that relate to issues of accessibility of services and the empowerment of citizens and the phrase to my memory has never been brought up. I am definitely supportive of any activity where a measurable, practical and economically viable solution is provided to ensure or promote the accessibility of basic services.incognito wrote:IMO, that sort of stuff is "SJ 101" (in A+-speak.)rayshul wrote:In fact if SJW addressed class issues I would be on board - such as things like access to legal services and mental health support.
There's also stuff like this:
http://www.cvent.com/events/9th-nationa ... 124b5.aspx
What I think is happening here is that the SJW see something that they consider to be a promotion of their particular goals, and it becomes adopted into the SJW "look what good we're acheiving" story, even though this is something that has been promoted out of a completely different area or has come about as a result of research and economic pressure. In much the same way I think a feminist would claim having childcare via Dawkins as a "win" for feminism while it's more a practical way of ensuring people can attend - an extension of basic accessibility issues conference organisers have to deal with.
