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Thanks to the commenter who reminded me that it's not bad to be reminded that the term is only a pejorative because conservative racists made it so.

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[-] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I don't recall seeing it used that way. What I have seen is:

Positive: being woke is being aware of social injustices

Negative: conservatives use it as a slur to mean anything positive that involves people who are not white men

Ironic: calling normal everyday things woke, like taking showers or wiping your ass

this post was submitted on 25 Jul 2025

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