• Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org
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    16 days ago

    I’m really confused by the word “woke” now.

    It feels like it’s become a catch-all for anything that isn’t right wing? It’s like a not so subtle dog whistle.

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      16 days ago

      Has it ever been something else? Nobody using “woke” seriously has ever been able to define it.

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        16 days ago

        I felt like I did hear some people use it in a more “legitimate” or “good faith” way around the time it first was becoming a more commonly used word.

        But then it seemed it quickly just became…this lol. Aside from those couple occurrences years ago, I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone use it IRL.