It’s true—the internet has made it easier than ever for trolls to find and rile each other up, which has made them more confident than ever in their rightness, and also contributed to their hatred spilling over into the parts of the internet the rest of us inhabit. Threats of violence from trolls is a  serious problem that desperately needs to be dealt with. But the internet has also given those of us on the right side of history access to tons of new tools for organizing and a larger platform for sharing messages of justice and equality.

“Social Justice” is actually defined in the dictionary as “justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society.” By this literal definition, an SJW is someone who’s willing to go to battle to achieve equality and justice–concepts that in and of themselves are pretty difficult to hate on. Before trolls tried to turn SJW into a derogatory term, people like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi were admiringly referred to as Social Justice Warriors.