Current Events > I've seen countless debates around "woke" but it is seldom defined.

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Woke just means liberal. Thats the simplest answer.

StealThisSheen posted...

I'm not being condescending at all. Why are you assuming I'm being condescending? Can you explain, please?

You called them a self-proclaimed expert, when I do not believe they claimed any particular expertise. Also you are using a lot of effusive exclamation points and the phrase "The idea of gaining knowledge titillates me!" Such type of communication is more common amongst people sarcastically offering praise/interest than those who genuinely have that interest.

I could be mistaken, if I am indeed mistaken and your curiosity is genuine, then I do apologize. Either way, it felt useful to me to communicate how I felt your tone was coming across.

To me, woke simply means inclusion for the sake of inclusion.

I'm neither left, right, or center, but I'd certainly prefer to associate myself with the left over the right.

joe40001 posted...

So what do you think "woke" means, personally, to you? You've asked others, but you haven't given your take, yet. I'd love to see it!

I tend to use "woke" to refer to the idea that everything up until very recently (maybe 10 years ago) is so racist, sexist, etc. it should all be thrown out.

A bit off topic but was there a forum topic on the new South Park special?

OmegaM posted...

I tend to use "woke" to refer to the idea that everything up until very recently (maybe 10 years ago) is so racist, sexist, etc. it should all be thrown out.

This is a pretty good definition. For the person looking for my definition I'd say it would be a combination of the above with also outrage that refuses to look at context (them banning that one episode of community is a great example), and also corporate/political virtue signaling in which people say things that only seem good on an insanely shallow level, but lack intellectual principled consistency.

thankfully, idiots' obsession with "woke" appears to have peaked in the spring of 2023.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/0/0/9/AAZUkRAAE9oR.png

maybe once they realized it literally is just a synonym for "stuff i dont like", they backed off it.

joe40001 posted...

eople say things that only seem good on an insanely shallow level, but lack intellectual principled consistency.

Hey look he's doing that thing!

This engine is woke

this is how:

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/3/5/AAZbmwAAE9tX.jpg