judicial activism

A charge made by conservative activists against liberal judges, accusing them of using their office to make laws instead of resolve disputes over laws.

The term 'judicial activist' is almost applied to liberal judges. Conservative judicial activists, on the other hand, are called 'strict constructionists'.

by LudwigVan October 1, 2004

Designer Activism

Supporting a particular cause, not because one really cares but because it's hip, cool, or chic.

roughly 50%-75% of non Africans who want to "Save Africa" are engaging in Designer Activism

by Waynebruh July 7, 2008

thumbs-down activism

Clicking the thumbs-down button on youtube, urban dictionary, or elsewhere because it offends your ethical sensibilities, in the hope that this action will somehow contribute to social change.

Jimmy thumbs-downed a definition because it wasn't politically correct.

Newt Gingrich reduced us to thumbs-down activism when he disabled comments on his videos.

by freeinternet4eva February 29, 2012

armband activism

when someone wears an armband to support a specific cause. This is especially applicable when someone wears many armbands at once.

Look at that armband activism over there. The guy's got like 10 armbands on each arm!

by bassfrog7 May 24, 2011

artivist

An activist who incorporates creativity into his or her schtick without losing credibility or street cred. And even if he or she does lose a little of those two things, the art usually makes up for the loss, rendering the person more soulful and/or funky, or at the very least rejuvinated for more activism-- sort of like what happens with religion, but less complicated, depending on the scope of the artivistic endeavor.

"The Sierra Club could really use some artivists on its payroll, huh?"
"Yeah, bro, their latest campaign was entirely un-artivistic, ineffective, and corporate-friendly."
"Yeah."

by stepitupconsultant August 17, 2007

Guilt Activism

(New)Type of activism that is designed to make you feel guilty. It doesn't care about solving problems in the real world, it just cares about making you feel guilty. It's also put people down unlike good activism.

Credits to:
Nas Daily

The guy approached me and asked me some weird questions to make me feel guilty, which represents guilt activism.

by 🅱️hrtn June 1, 2022

performative activism

The correct grammar for performance activism

Performative activism must be stop. You either for the struggles or against the struggles

by Sir. B July 30, 2021