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I don't recall the term "woke" being all that useful. I really only started noticing it as a right-wing pejorative, often times being used by straight up racist
by nsingh2 1y ago
I don't recall the term "woke" being all that useful. I really only started noticing it as a right-wing pejorative, often times being used by straight up racists, and to lesser extent by people pointing out performative solidarity, and this is not a recent thing either.
The meaning of "woke" changes depending on the person saying it, and the one listening, which makes it hard to tell what the person is _really_ trying to say.
Edit:
Apparently it was recently popularized by BLM activists, but then took on a different meaning [1]. So it seems ambiguous, which to me makes it not that useful.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woke https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woke
- c-linkage 1y agoJust as black people have claimed the "n" word, white racists have now claimed the "w" word. Still not sure it was a fair trade though.
- nailer 1y agoPeople of all backgrounds, which hate Asians, Jewish people and white Americans use the term. Including some members of those groups.
- johnnyanmac 1y ago>Still not sure it was a fair trade though. It's never a fair trade. But at least one is a singular word you never have to use in a discussion. The other was a term that de-humanized people.