A fork of Rural Dictionary
A virtue signaler is a trendy poser ego-maniac who perplexes old school trailblazing liberals. Their ego takes precedence over the actual issue, and it's painfully obvious. It's also a great rebuttal tp a meritless claim that one is racist.
Debator: Remember when we all used to get along? At least it seemed that way. Now social media is perpetuating shock value and BLM seems to have been hijacked by violence. Virtue signaler: You're just racist. Black Lives Matter! Debator: Yes they do! What you don't know is that they matter more than your virtue signaling.
Taking a selfie with a COVID mask to show that you are complying with CDC recommendations to protect your neighbor even though you are perfectly healthy. Also...adding a "frame" to your profile picture saying that you got vaccinated.
She posted another masked selfie...she is just virtue signaling
Espousing a moral position about an issue that matters, without individually doing anything about that issue, usually because the issue is too big for any individual to affect. This is an action scoffed at by any opposition, not realizing that if enough people virtue signal about the same issue, they shift hearts & minds to achieve a critical mass of support to the point that the issue is actually politically addressed.
In the wealthiest nation in the history of the world, there should be next to no poverty. That's virtue signaling. Why don't you go donate to your neighborhood homeless shelter or something? The problem's bigger than that, with 40 million in poverty, including over 10 million children, and 200 million living paycheck to paycheck, but it's not a problem that can't be solved.
A term used by fascists who believe they're of a higher moral standing when someone makes a factual statement.
Jimbo: He should have just complied. Bob: So you believe govt employees should be able to tell you what to do and punish you if you dont comply? Jimbo: Not a chance in hell. I will not comply to the govt. I'll be damned if the govt tells me what to do. Bob: You do know law enforcement is the govt. Buddy, that's virtue signaling.
To put on airs of being concerned about a social issue solely with the intent of flaunting your morals to the world.
Putting "BLM" in your Twitter bio does nothing to help people actually affected by such issues. It is mere virtue signaling.
Virtue-signaling (noun): the self-serving, disingenuous act of presenting & solidifying oneself as concerned with, committed to, or compliant to a specific political alignment regarding political topics or issues for prestige or ego.
If the President genuinely cared about women's rights, he'd do less virtue-signaling on Twitter and more action.
something that every white girl with BLM in their bio does
Foid: Omg I'm such a good person I have BLM and ACAB in my social media bios so that means I'm a good person. Chad: That bitch is just virtue signalling she actually couldn't care less about other people.