Current Events > What's the phrase for saying something to pretend like you're helping?

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specialkid8
05/23/18 10:31:25 PM
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Like when people says hopes and prayers on Facebook after shootings or McDonalds flipping their arches for Women's day. It's a great phrase and It's driving me crazy that I can't think of it and it's too vague to google.
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chill02
05/23/18 10:31:50 PM
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virtue signaling?
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Blow your trumpets, Gabriel.
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Johnny_Nutcase
05/23/18 10:32:22 PM
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Publicity Stunt?
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specialkid8
05/23/18 10:44:43 PM
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chill02 posted...
virtue signaling?


That's the ticket.
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YOUHAVENOHOPE
05/23/18 10:45:44 PM
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specialkid8 posted...
chill02 posted...
virtue signaling?


That's the ticket.

that's not what virtue signaling actually is but i can see why you think so
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specialkid8
05/23/18 11:09:35 PM
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^In a nutshell. It's doing something in order to say "look how good of a person I am" with no real merit to the action.
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Questionmarktarius
05/23/18 11:11:22 PM
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specialkid8 posted...
^In a nutshell. It's doing something in order to say "look how good of a person I am" with no real merit to the action.

sooo.... "thoughts and prayers"?
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