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When I read "woke," I smell the culture wars. In this article, it is a pejorative. I sat through a "subconscious bias" and "microaggressions" training at work
by MathMonkeyMan 5y ago
When I read "woke," I smell the culture wars. In this article, it is a pejorative.
I sat through a "subconscious bias" and "microaggressions" training at work, and it made me uncomfortable because I'm a white guy. The material didn't strike me as "woke," though, because I didn't notice any critical race theory. It was more like, "hey, look at these examples of people assuming a coworker fits a stereotype." There was also some "I bet you assume some things that are wrong," but the gloves were on in that section.
What does "woke" mean? Does it mean "you know what it means..."?
- azekai 5y agoIf you are worried about microagressions and subconscious biases then you are already hand-wringing about the wrong things. Being truthful, polite and hardworking are what matter, not specifically how you situate your legs on the bus or what pronouns you use in your shitty bio.
- jmnicolas 5y agoYou forgot the trigger warning at the beginning of your comment!
- peterashford 5y agoThat seems a rather unnecessarily aggressive response
- raxxorrax 5y agoCRT doesn't necessarily mean woke, it is just one expression. The important part of woke is self-proclaimed experts that allegedly know how to discriminate in the correct way and attest themselves to be able to correct bias. A self-image of being enlightened is the best description. Does fit almost everyone in their teens, but in academia you should have grown out of it. It is no accident they have difficulties with liberties and freedoms, especially regarding free speech. Because in the end they don't believe in their own ideas.