Steve Shives

Why I will no longer use the term ‘Social Justice Warrior’

Published on May 14, 2018 by Rick Rottman

I’ve decided to stop using the term Social Justice Warrior. Instead, I’ll use the term Social Justice Advocate. I believe it conveys the same meaning, but it’s less insulting and demeaning, both to the people whose actions I’m trying to describe and to real warriors. For example, YouTube personality and fellow Western Maryland resident Steve Shives …

I have been blocked by Steve Shives

Published on January 16, 2018 by Rick Rottman

I’ve joined thousands of other Twitter users and I’ve been blocked by Steve Shives. Who’s Steve Shives? He’s a guy who lives in nearby Sharpsburg, Maryland and maintains a YouTube channel dedicated to social justice, feminism, and atheism. He’s pretty famous for blocking people on Twitter. Evidently, he has a bot that blocks people based …