Keyboard warrior
来自China Digital Space
jiànpán xiá 键盘侠
Pejorative term for people who are quick to express a willingness to fight for a cause on the Internet without displaying the same commitment in the real world.
While previously existing in the online vernacular, the term "keyboard warrior" gathered attention when it was used in a commentary by the People's Daily following the fatal beating of a woman at a McDonald's franchise in Zhaoyuan, Shandong. On May 28, 2014, six members of the Church of Almighty God (Quánnéng Shén Jiàohuì 全能神教会), a fringe apocalyptic religious group officially described as an "evil cult," beat a woman to death after she was unresponsive to a recruitment attempt. Video of the attack and images of the woman’s body surfaced online, stirring debate about whether fellow restaurant patrons or staff should have intervened. This sparked comparisons to the 2011 death of “Little Yueyue,” a toddler who was run over and ignored by scores of pedestrians before an elderly woman finally came to her rescue. On June 4, People's Daily published an editorial entitled "Urging the Courageous Against Being 'Keyboard Warriors'" (《激励见义勇为不能靠“键盘侠”》） :
