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wiiking96
06/26/23 4:29:30 PM
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Well?



https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woke#:~:text=Woke%20is%20an%20adjective%20derived,to%20racial%20prejudice%20and%20discrimination%22.

Woke is an adjective derived from African-American Vernacular English (AAVE) meaning "alert to racial prejudice and discrimination".[1][2] Beginning in the 2010s, it came to encompass a broader awareness of social inequalities, such as sexism, and has also been used as shorthand for some ideas of the American Left involving identity politics and social justice, such as white privilege and slavery reparations for African Americans.[3][4][5]

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R1masher
06/26/23 4:30:15 PM
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DeFiNeD wOKe!

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boxoto
06/26/23 4:32:19 PM
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I was surprised when I found out it went back to the 1920s.

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andel
06/26/23 5:07:33 PM
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R1masher posted...
DeFiNeD wOKe!

this but actually. the gop just labels anything they don't like 'woke' so i would need to know what the question asker means when they ask that

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Anarchy_Juiblex
06/26/23 5:13:45 PM
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Good.

It would only be bad if we deferred to the least charitable examples and anecdotes of "woke" instead of a coherent definition.

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mercurydude
06/26/23 5:14:09 PM
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According to the usual suspects, I'm being woke (as a negative) just by being gay and breathing air. It's the same people who used to say, "oh, if you're gay, you have an agenda and you work for the devil" and all this other bull. They can go take a dive in a volcano.

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DarthAragorn
06/26/23 5:15:00 PM
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Woke now just means "shit conservatives don't like" and I'm struggling to think of anything conservatives don't like that isn't fuckin great

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Trumble
06/26/23 5:15:08 PM
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That very much depends whether you define woke as "anything that includes or relates to minorities" or only as "things that treat minorities as superior, rather than equal".

It's good to be woke by how the right defines it; not so much so by how the left defines it.

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lolife67
06/26/23 5:21:55 PM
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Trumble posted...
only as "things that treat minorities as superior, rather than equal".
Examples of this, please.
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Cobra1010
06/26/23 5:29:23 PM
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It's good to realise that these big corps are using minorities to make money and when the products don't sell, they blame racism, misogyny, homophobia, transphobia etc etc.

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wiiking96
06/26/23 5:36:13 PM
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Cobra1010 posted...
It's good to realise that these big corps are using minorities to make money and when the products don't sell, they blame racism, misogyny, homophobia, transphobia etc etc.
Corporations only care about profit fam. Even if this made-up scenario was accurate, it doesn't matter. Woke people want corpos to have less power.

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X8Azazel8X
06/26/23 5:47:02 PM
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wiiking96 posted...
It is good to be aware of systemic injustice and inequality, and to advocate for a more just and equal society.

That isn't their definition of it. They hallucinate and delude themselves into believing its something they don't like at the moment usually to do with cultures, races, religions, or what ever else they don't like.

They refuse to define it because then the narrative would completely fall apart.

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wiiking96
06/27/23 11:48:19 AM
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Anyone who chose the second option want to explain themselves?

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Roachmeat
06/27/23 1:09:16 PM
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'It is good to be aware of systemic injustice and inequality, and to advocate for a more just and equal society.'

In real life, of course.

In (popular) media, it can still be hit or miss.

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Prismsblade
06/27/23 1:14:53 PM
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As long as they aren't being obnoxious about it I don't mind.

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R1masher
06/27/23 1:16:35 PM
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YourBestFrenemy posted...
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/3/0/AAegNYAAEm2y.jpg

thats not the definition in the op

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creativerealms
06/27/23 1:17:11 PM
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Trumble posted...
That very much depends whether you define woke as "anything that includes or relates to minorities" or only as "things that treat minorities as superior, rather than equal".

It's good to be woke by how the right defines it; not so much so by how the left defines it.
For the most part only the right are using the word woke and they are using it to demonize the left.

Give me an example of what you are calling the left's version of wokeneaa. Cause I never saw that before.

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YourBestFrenemy
06/27/23 1:17:44 PM
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R1masher posted...
thats not the definition in the op
It's my definition.

Edit: You have a good point though, I don't want to derail the TC's topic. I'll delete.

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averagejoel
06/27/23 1:28:27 PM
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using the definition given, it's good.

there's also a kind of performativity aspect to it, where people feel the need to be seen doing good things or posting about them on social media. that's kinda annoying, and depending on context it could be enough to shift it to "bad" in certain cases

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R1masher
06/27/23 1:32:13 PM
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YourBestFrenemy posted...
It's my definition.

Definition
n
The act or process of stating a precise meaning or significance of a word made up into what you want it to mean to you

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YourBestFrenemy
06/27/23 1:34:23 PM
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R1masher posted...
Definition
n
The act or process of stating a precise meaning or significance of a word made up into what you want it to mean to you
LOL, see post #20.

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ellis123
06/27/23 1:37:21 PM
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wiiking96 posted...
Anyone who chose the second option want to explain themselves?
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/4/8/AAEv3mAAEm3E.jpg

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EmilyTheCEman
06/27/23 1:39:32 PM
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I once saw woke defined as anything that threatens the unearned confidence of mediocre white men, and I thought that was perfect.

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R1masher
06/27/23 1:50:56 PM
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EmilyTheCEman posted...
I once saw woke defined as anything that threatens the unearned confidence of mediocre white men, and I thought that was perfect.

that sounds based in racism and sexism


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ellis123
06/27/23 1:51:45 PM
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R1masher posted...
that sounds based in racism and sexism
That would explain why people keep pointing out the issues of the patriarchy and white supremacy.

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EmilyTheCEman
06/27/23 1:58:13 PM
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R1masher posted...
that sounds based in racism and sexism

Im a white man and I still think its extremely accurate.

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R1masher
06/27/23 1:59:41 PM
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EmilyTheCEman posted...
Im a white man and I still think its extremely accurate.

you agree with me, ok

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Gamespoht
06/27/23 2:05:35 PM
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I believe in not being an asshole

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Cemith
06/27/23 2:07:31 PM
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ellis123 posted...
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/4/8/AAEv3mAAEm3E.jpg

Turns out being kind is a leftist thing.

Who knew?

everyone

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steve_madsci
06/27/23 2:11:33 PM
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ellis123 posted...
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/4/8/AAEv3mAAEm3E.jpg
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creativerealms
06/27/23 2:20:07 PM
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Ben Shapiro admits that right-wingers like him are trying to make the world worse, without realizing it.

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EmilyTheCEman
06/27/23 2:26:54 PM
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R1masher posted...
you agree with me, ok

Okay then.

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R1masher
06/27/23 2:28:58 PM
#35:


EmilyTheCEman posted...
Okay then.

fine

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EmilyTheCEman
06/27/23 2:31:59 PM
#36:


R1masher posted...
fine

Good.

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R1masher
06/27/23 2:32:57 PM
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EmilyTheCEman posted...
Good.
Okay then.

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EmilyTheCEman
06/27/23 2:34:47 PM
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R1masher posted...
Okay then.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/0/6/AAfevMAAEm3-.jpg

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Cemith
06/27/23 2:35:03 PM
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R1masher posted...
Okay then.

You can cut the sexual tension with a knife.

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McMarbles
06/27/23 2:39:18 PM
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R1masher posted...
that sounds based in racism and sexism
...so accurate, then.

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R1masher
06/27/23 2:41:11 PM
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EmilyTheCEman posted...
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/0/6/AAfevMAAEm3-.jpg
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/2/1/AAYZyTAAEm4N.jpg


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wiiking96
06/28/23 1:34:06 AM
#42:


Be woke.

Don't be bigoted.

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GGuirao13
06/28/23 2:48:32 AM
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Good.

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