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The like button used on Facebook, a popular slacktivist tool. Slacktivism (a blend of slacker and activism) is the practice of supporting a political or social cause by means such as social media or online petitions, characterized as involving very little effort or commitment. [1]
Design of a cloth antimacassar Armchair with antimacassar-Sheffield Mayors Parlour Antimacassars on rail carriage seats. An antimacassar / ˌ æ n t ɪ m ə ˈ k æ s ər / is a small cloth placed over the backs or arms of chairs, or the head or cushions of a sofa, to prevent soiling of the permanent fabric underneath. [1]
Additionally, they pointed out that antisocial personality disorder is notoriously difficult to diagnose and noted the danger in "armchair diagnosing." [15] An essay written by Chris Eaket for the journal Critical Stages analyzed the notion of authenticity on YouTube. Eaket says that "by the end of the series, the mental state of Jake Paul is a ...
An illustration of the Overton window, along with Treviño's degrees of acceptance. The Overton window is the range of subjects and arguments politically acceptable to the mainstream population at a given time. [1]
Armchair revolutionary (or armchair activist and armchair socialist) is a description, often pejorative, of a speaker or writer who professes radical aims without taking any action to realize them, as if pontificating "from the comfort of the armchair".
Armchair theorizing, also known as armchair philosophizing or armchair scholarship, is an approach to providing new developments in a field that does not involve primary research or data collection – but instead analysis or synthesis of existent scholarship. The term is typically pejorative, implying such scholarship is weak or frivolous.
Groypers, sometimes called the Groyper Army, are a group of alt-right and white nationalist activists, provocateurs, and Internet trolls led by Nick Fuentes.They are notable for their attempts to introduce alt-right politics into mainstream conservatism in the United States, their participation in the January 6 United States Capitol attack and the protests leading up to it, and their extremist ...
Criticism is the construction of a judgement about the negative or positive qualities of someone or something. Criticism can range from impromptu comments to a written detailed response. [1] Criticism falls into several overlapping types including "theoretical, practical, impressionistic, affective, prescriptive, or descriptive". [2]