[unimpressive]

It is generally adversarial to call people labels they wouldn't use themselves. Sometimes that adversarial tone is warranted. On Hacker News, in a top level comment that's starting off the conversation is probably not one of those places.

[Veen]

Adversarial in the same way as referring to anyone who isn’t a progressive as far right?

[unimpressive]

Yes. Exactly like that.

[user982]

> It is generally adversarial to call people labels they wouldn't use themselves.

SJW originated as a self-appellation.

[PunchTornado]

most far righters consider themselves just right wing or centric or 'common sense' as I recently heard. everbody uses labels that others don't like.

[josteink]

SJW is a well recognised term for a political movement and their principally unsound methods.

In this case, the actual story is about SJWs and their actions, and how their unsoundness has caused injustice.

YMMV, but personally I couldn’t imagine a better term to use in the top level comment.