Social Justice Activism Vocabulary

noun a person who is deeply devoted to a particular religion or religious beliefs

• The religionist scholar dedicated his life to studying various belief systems.
• The religionist preacher gave an inspiring sermon at the church.
• Some people think religionists are too strict in their beliefs.
• The politician was accused of being a religionist, always sticking to his party's beliefs without question.

noun a person whose gender identity is different from the sex they were assigned at birth

adjective describing a person who is both transgender and feminine in gender expression

• The organization is committed to supporting the rights of trans fem individuals.
• I met a trans fem person at the party last night.
• She's a cool trans fem chick who always has great style.
• Her journey as a trans fem has been a beautiful transformation.

adjective discriminatory or biased against people of a certain size or body type

• The company's strict dress code policy was criticized as being sizeist.
• I can't believe the store doesn't carry larger sizes, that's so sizeist.
• It's really sizeist to assume someone's worth based on their size.
• The politician's sizeist remarks alienated a large portion of the population.

noun a person's feet being held close to a fire as a form of punishment or coercion

• During the investigation, the prosecutor made sure to hold the suspect's feet to the fire to get to the truth.
• The teacher really held my feet to the fire when I didn't turn in my assignment on time.
• My boss is always holding my feet to the fire about showing up late to work.
• In order to make progress on the project, we need to hold each other's feet to the fire and stay accountable.

noun a slang term for a car theft committed by two people working together

• The TWOC policy allows police officers to seize vehicles suspected of being driven without insurance.
• I heard that Joe got a TWOC for driving his friend's car without permission.
• She got caught TWOCing her neighbor's car last night.
• His decision to leave the company was like a TWOC of talent from the organization.