Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26516813-20190711012913/@comment-995426-20190719170040

Actually, the term was used positively during the Civil Rights Movement half a century ago to describe devoted activists of social justice. But it came back into use starting with a certain nasty movement whose name is two words that start with G. Then and since, I have only ever seen or heard the term used as a derogatory epithet, and never as a term of detached criticism. In today's world, it's an extremely loaded term which doesn't really have a place in civil, respectful discussion.