Keyboard warrior

Keyboard warrior, sometimes keyboard cowboy, is a term that refers to a person who makes abusive or aggressive posts on the internet, typically one who conceals their true identity.[1][unreliable source]

History

The term was first used in the 1960s, with the earliest known evidence of it appearing in the Daily Gleaner in Fredericton, Canada in 1968.[2][unreliable source]

This term used in the early to mid-2000s to refer to online gamers, often viewed through a particular stereotype: "The mythic keyboard warrior," the International Herald Tribune reported in 2006, "is usually portrayed as a gangly teenage boy hypnotized in the moonlight before a computer screen flickering with assorted night elves, dwarves and the forsaken undead." The term came to be associated with online activism, including by those using the internet as a tool of resistance in more repressive environments.[3]

In China

In China, for nearly a decade, the term jianpanxia (Chinese: 键盘侠; pinyin: jiànpánxiá) refers to people make abusive or aggressive posts without revealing their identities. The term has often been used by state media to criticize those who speak up online without acting with a sense of justice when facing real-life situations, as well as those who, even by voicing legitimate criticisms, are seen to unfairly criticize the Party-state.[3]

Other

Former US president Donald Trump has praised his supporters as "great keyboard warriors", calling them, "far more brilliant" than anyone working in the advertising industry.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Dictionary.com | Meanings & Definitions of English Words". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  2. ^ "keyboard warrior history - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Keyboard Warrior". China Media Project. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  4. ^ Reporter, James Walker (15 May 2020). "Donald Trump Thanks 'Keyboard Warriors' as They Prepare for 2020 Election". Newsweek. Retrieved 9 August 2024.

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