Virtue Signaling on the Show

This term has been used everywhere this season and I don't think it's being used correctly. It is defined by Merriam - Webster as "the act or practice of conspicuously displaying one's awareness of and attentiveness to political issues, matters of social and racial justice, etc., especially instead of taking effective action".

People on this sub have been saying that Sara, Virginia, Madison and anyone else who discusses their liberal views as "virtue signaling". This is a show about marriage and compatibility- not activism. Why are we judging people for having opinions?? Do you think that everyone who has liberal views should be organizing rallies or collecting token friendships?? How do you define "effective action" that would distinguish between virtual signaling and being a "true liberal"? Sara and Virginia made thousands of people talk for the first time about politics and human rights that are at risk - I guarantee they had a larger impact just from bringing up their views on the show than anybody putting them down for virtue signaling, especially considering how much public hate they've received for their views. Part of effective action is spreading awareness and discourse, public speaking, and standing by your values, all of which these women did, even when it meant possible harm to themselves.

Also, if you have strong opinions on issues that mean a lot to you and there's a possibility that your SPOUSE might not agree, would you not bring that up with them?? Even if they were simply "virtue signaling", what's so bad about that? It matters to them, end of story. It doesn't matter if YOU disagree that these are topics worth breaking up over.

By putting people into boxes with such terms we are only alienating them from the progressive movement. Let's stop using this term as an insult because it's not accurate, and it's not the ding you may think it is.