Virtue Signalling
= saying you love or hate something to show off what a good person you are, instead of actually fixing the problem
(used often with social media)
Ex: Mary posts on Twitter: “I hate FOX news because they’re mean to women.”
John: You should do something about it instead of just “virtue signalling” on Twitter.
Mary: I’m too busy right now. I got so many ‘likes’ on my post!
Ex: Mike: I just think black people’s lives matter and the police should stop killing them.
Amy: That’s very nice of you to say!
Matt: Yeah, every non-racist person thinks that. Stop trying to “virtue signal” Mike, to get everyone to like you.
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