by Ishmeal&Rubin December 20, 2019
Get the Weapon mug.Australian Slang: A person who is highly competent at a specific skill. ‘Weapon’ refers to a person who displays great skills or competence. ‘On the tools’ is an ambiguous reference to a particular task or skill set.
by PAtredes November 7, 2023
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A term used by bad managers and by friends, family members, and romantic partners alike in circumstances where they want somebody else to do things their way but they do not want to properly communicate what their way is (or where they are happy to wax on about frivolous details but never justify why said details would actually matter to anyone else).
They will describe whoever is doing a sufficiently poor job reading their minds as incompetent, and if they suspect you are doing a poor job specifically so that they'll have to meet their own ineffable requirements (if you want something done "right", do it yourself) then they will call it "weaponized" incompetence.
In their minds the term means "feigning not being good at a task to get out of doing it" but in practice such a campaign could only ever work when there's only one person who has skin in the game for the task to be done in a certain way to begin with.
They will describe whoever is doing a sufficiently poor job reading their minds as incompetent, and if they suspect you are doing a poor job specifically so that they'll have to meet their own ineffable requirements (if you want something done "right", do it yourself) then they will call it "weaponized" incompetence.
In their minds the term means "feigning not being good at a task to get out of doing it" but in practice such a campaign could only ever work when there's only one person who has skin in the game for the task to be done in a certain way to begin with.
"Don't you even know how to make me a sandwich? The pickles have to go on top of the provolone, and the mustard and mayonaise should never touch. You didn't even cut off the crust, and who slices a sandwich lengthwise? It *must* be diagonal! Fine, I'll make my own damned sandwich, but I swear you do this on purpose just to avoid doing it the right way. It's weaponized incompetence! *huff*"
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Get the Weaponized Incompetence mug.White arm aka cold weapon. Is a weapon that does not use fire or explosions (such as an act of combustion) Fists, elbows, knee, a knife, swords, club an axe etc;
Man Devin got into it with two guys at the club last night and laid them both out. mans a “cold weapon”
by Sketchy at best July 22, 2022
Get the Cold weapon mug.Weaponized Morality is a strategic use of moral righteousness or ethical narratives to gain power, silence opposition, or control social and political outcomes.
Example:
A university disinvites a speaker after student groups accuse them of being “harmful to marginalized communities”—not because of any direct harm, but because allowing them to speak would violate the campus’s moral stance on inclusion.
Example:
A corporation publicly supports a social justice movement during a media storm—not out of genuine commitment, but to avoid backlash and boost brand image—while continuing exploitative practices behind the scenes.
Historical context:
Weaponized morality emerged as a new form of strategic power in modern civilization, where traditional dominance through force has been replaced by dominance through ethical narratives. As historical systems of conquest and colonization (often led by Western powers) came under moral scrutiny, marginalized groups adapted by leveraging victimhood, justice, and moral authority to influence public opinion, institutions, and policy. In this new moral economy, narrative, guilt, and righteousness became powerful tools—used not only for justice but sometimes as instruments of control, signaling a shift in how power evolves in a post-colonial, media-driven world.
Example:
A university disinvites a speaker after student groups accuse them of being “harmful to marginalized communities”—not because of any direct harm, but because allowing them to speak would violate the campus’s moral stance on inclusion.
Example:
A corporation publicly supports a social justice movement during a media storm—not out of genuine commitment, but to avoid backlash and boost brand image—while continuing exploitative practices behind the scenes.
Historical context:
Weaponized morality emerged as a new form of strategic power in modern civilization, where traditional dominance through force has been replaced by dominance through ethical narratives. As historical systems of conquest and colonization (often led by Western powers) came under moral scrutiny, marginalized groups adapted by leveraging victimhood, justice, and moral authority to influence public opinion, institutions, and policy. In this new moral economy, narrative, guilt, and righteousness became powerful tools—used not only for justice but sometimes as instruments of control, signaling a shift in how power evolves in a post-colonial, media-driven world.
Political activists used weaponized morality to frame any opposition as immoral, making debate nearly impossible.
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