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> “Woke” has become a nebulous word used to define whatever bogeyman the author feels threatens their way of life. I don't think that is accurate. "Woke" still
by Maursault 4y ago
> “Woke” has become a nebulous word used to define whatever bogeyman the author feels threatens their way of life.
I don't think that is accurate. "Woke" still retains its original meaning of "aware of racial discrimination," and its subsequent generalized meaning of "aware of social inequalities." What happened was very similar to what happened with the word "liberal," which also retains its original meaning, namely, "tolerant," in that those threatened by equality or inexplicably opposed to awareness of inequality inscrutably use it as a pejorative. This doesn't make a lot of sense because "woke" used pejoratively strongly signals, "I am a racist and/or sexist and/or opposed to equality and/or opposed to awareness of inequality."
- patrick451 4y ago> This doesn't make a lot of sense because "woke" used pejoratively strongly signals, "I am a racist and/or sexist and/or opposed to equality and/or opposed to awareness of inequality." You're confusion is imagining that we care that's what it signals.
- knodi123 4y agoIt's difficult to guess what you're trying to convey here. Are you saying that you don't care if you represent yourself in a way that makes people around you assume the worst? Or you are racist/sexist and proud of it? Or you're so into the team-sports aspect of american politics that you just use those words in the same way as, like "Pats suck, go Bears!"? Honest question - I've heard people using that line in all of those contexts.
- 0cf8612b2e1e 4y agoI think that is an accurate take. I have just observed “woke” to indicate any manner of positions with which the author disagreed (eg environmental protection).