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Do you not know? Are you unfamiliar with how it is used?

• consumer451 5y ago
  > Do you not know? Are you unfamiliar with how it is used? In this case those seem to be two different things. At least I hope. Do you agree with the Oxford definition? > alert to injustice in society, especially racism. > "we need to stay angry, and stay woke"
  • drdeca 5y ago
    the use is often ironic. Referring more to political affiliation with people who, perhaps, consider themselves to be alert to injustice and such. Like calling someone self-righteous. Also, I don't think the "especially racism" is accurate anymore (at least among the ironic use, which, in my experience, is the more common one). The stronger association nowadays is with like, positions about minorities among sexualities and gender identity, not primarily around race. Was this really unclear to you? Are you not exposed to this kind of use frequently?