Virtue-Signalling (Branvhed Off From The 'Cancel Females' Thread.

[Atheist]

Why is it that 'virtue-signalling' is used mainly against woke and do-gooders? Surely the enemies of the woke and do-gooders are simply signalling their own 'virtue' by using the term; or do the anti do-gooders not consider their own views as 'virtuous'?

[naomi24]

Zacs has the hang of it.

[Jackdaw33]

To my mind if you are 'woke' you are 100% politically-correct and if you are 'anti-woke' you are non-PC.

[Zacs-Master]

Thanks, Naomi.

Footballers who take the knee are (IMHO) virtue signalling by trying to appear woke.

[Peter Pedant]

yeah got it
you have woke and woke-AB
and
on AB it swings wildly and unpredictably between the two
well that certainly makes sense ! - - - ter daah !

[Peter Pedant]

// Why is it that 'virtue-signalling' is used mainly against woke and do-gooders?//

yeah thanks Naomi you have made no sense at all again

Why is it that 'virtue-signalling' is used mainly against woke and do-gooders?

is on a level with

All cretans are liars said the famous cretan Epimenes

and if E was lying like a cretan then that is the troof and not all cretans are lying....

virtue signalling is taking the knee?
but is deploring virtue signalling, virtue signalling ?

and if it IS then he should be depliring it not agreeing
and if it isnt ....

yup got it - modern paradox - thank you Bertrand Russell etc

[naomi24]

PP, // Why is it that 'virtue-signalling' is used mainly against woke and do-gooders?//

yeah thanks Naomi you have made no sense at all again//

Nor you, PP.. but nothing new there. I didn't say it.

[dannyk13]

PP//you have made no sense at all again//
That is really rich coming from you.PMSL.

[Prudie]

Be flattered Naomi, he is so desperate for you to be less intelligent than him, a lost cause :-)

[Mozz71]

To me, it's only virtue signalling if the person being woke is only doing it to look good rather than it being a cause they genuinely stand for. As a result, unless you can read that person's mind, you have no idea whether they are virtue signalling or not. Too often it seems to be used to discredit people's actions you don't agree with, regardless of their intent. That's pretty lazy use of the phrase when you can't be bothered to engage in genuine discussion.

[naomi24]

Ahh, so that's it, Prudie. Thank you. :o)

[Peter Pedant]

Oh dear I was just trying to fit in with the tenor of the thread

I did rather well - I love the irony of someone saying - I didnt say it - er when they did ! ho ho ho vintage AB - carry on carping boys and girls !

[Peter Pedant]

be flattered Naomi - by - - - you have made no sense at all ?
oh well Ladies keep swigging the sweet sherry !

not much sign of virtue signally on this page of the thread
but there again - this is AB !

[Mamyalynne]

Peter

//Why is it that 'virtue-signalling' is used mainly against woke and do-gooders?//

Is the opening sentence of Atheist's OP and not a quote by Naomi.

[naomi24]

Thank you, Mamyalynne. Hard work here at times isn't it. :o)

[Mamyalynne]

Like knitting fog, yes.