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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.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woke#20th_century

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[-] Tiger_Man_ 70 points 4 days ago
[-] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 22 points 4 days ago

Whoa, fuck yeah Linus Torvalds

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 11 points 3 days ago

On top of all of that he used "I couldn't care less" correctly.

Do people use that incorrectly a lot?

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 7 points 3 days ago

There's a whole country of them.

[-] damdy@lemmings.world 15 points 4 days ago

I'm just impressed they used 'couldn't care less' correctly.

[-] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 21 points 4 days ago

english as a second language tend to be more careful with their usage of idioms

[-] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 4 days ago

Man, fuck english idioms. Will never get over how "that's shit" = bad but "that's the shit" = good

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 4 days ago

Greater brevity: "Holy fuck!" Something bad happened. "Holy fuck!" Something awesome happened.

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[-] crunchy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 109 points 4 days ago

Reminder that woke was originally used as a positive term.

[-] Stillwater@sh.itjust.works 118 points 4 days ago

Still is if you aren't a twat

[-] defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 4 days ago

Nowadays I prefer the term "correct".

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[-] JumpyWombat@lemmy.ml 67 points 4 days ago

Also a reminder that woke is used negatively by the same people who cannot tell the difference between badly photoshopped letters and a gang tattoo.

[-] Blob9994@piefed.mitch.science 34 points 4 days ago

I think it's wild that the word 'woke' entirely replaced the selective outrage on the 2010s over "CRT," a bogyman that most white conservatives still cannot define.

[-] four@lemmy.zip 37 points 4 days ago

My stupid ass: "why did the conservatives have an issue with Cathode Ray Tube TVs?"

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[-] Charapaso@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago

See also: politically correct (PC) and social justice warrior (SJW)...all just fancy ways to call someone a commie pinko bleeding heart socialist. The Red Scare never really stopped, and neither did the Lavender Scare

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[-] octopus_ink@slrpnk.net 16 points 4 days ago

No reminder needed for me, but for those who might want to do a deep dive:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woke#20th_century

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[-] SpeakerToLampposts@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

"Drawing Bayesian inferences after extensive sampling, I've determined that it's 99-percent certain that anyone who uses 'woke' as pejorative will turn out to be a fuckhead. Please don't blame me for pointing this out—it's just science." — Mike Godwin

[-] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 38 points 4 days ago

The opposite of being woke is being asleep and oblivious to what's going on. It's crazy people say they aren't woke and think that's like a good thing lol.

It's like saying "I'm a fucking idiot" and being smug about it

[-] drhodl@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

“I’m a fucking idiot” That IS what I hear whenever a magat bleats.

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[-] rockettaco37@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

Oh god... Imagine actually accepting tolerance.

I swear that "woke" is what these fucking troglodytes say when they know they've lost an argument. It's like some sort of primal defense mechanism.

[-] Quadhammer@lemmy.world 23 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

If you're not woke your eyes are closed

[-] FuckFascism@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

Or just plain stupid

[-] Echolynx@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

Or stuffed with wool.

[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 33 points 4 days ago

It's easier too. You don't gotta constantly be vigilant for the next way the woke industrial complex is trying to indoctrinate you. Because they won.

They go me already. We're doing unisex bathrooms? Ok then. Eighty new variants of pride flag just dropped yesterday? Well there's a lot of new colour combos I'll forget in 30 seconds but alright. Pronouns can be wholly silent, like the P in Pterodactyl? I cannot comprehend how that works but sure it literally will never affect me in a negative way.

[-] AniZaeger@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago

The same people also see being "progressive" as a bad thing. I swear, if they had they way, we still be amazed at the sight of fire while living in our caves.

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 8 points 3 days ago

Yeah but have you noticed how despite the fact that they normally hate progress and change because it makes their control harder, they're utterly obsessed with AI.

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[-] Fedizen@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

1000% correct

[-] UncleGrandPa@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

The anti woke crowd .. hear that it is in someway anti racist

And dismiss it . They like their racism... It makes them feel important and powerful

[-] Puddinghelmet@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Bully them into submission, racism and anti woke is not accepted, rather have peaceful people being themselves, than the people getting angry for people loving the same gender or trying to love themselves

[-] JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

It isn’t an insult. I don’t feel insulted by being called woke. I distribute a lot of harm reduction supplies and I get a lot of eye rolling, hard exhaling, shouldn’t they just take responsibility for themselvesing, I had hard times in my life tooing, etc. I am woke. Fuck you gonna do about it? Nazi wimps.

I feel insulted it is used in the name of bills designed to inhibit help to people in crisis. But I am (maybe) accidentally in a job that wasn’t meant to exist? I don’t seem to report to anybody? So I am going to do whatever I want until they fire me. And what I want to do is harm reduction and crisis intervention.

Edit: and since the Internet has maybe provided me with a soapbox, I will continue. You can seek help even if you aren’t homeless. It is better you do before that is even a possibility. If you feel substance use is diminishing your enjoyment of life, come for help.

I do understand hesitation. In some places, this costs money. Even in places these services are free, you feel shame. People are judging you. And — to be honest — a lot of healthcare providers are also judgemental. And I am currently in a small town of fewer than 2000 people. Your private business is maybe going to be everyone’s entertainment. Be strong. Once you do get into the mental health and substance use pipeline, we are mostly good and we are mostly there because we have big hearts yearning to help.

A lot of the reason I have opted to spend much of my time in the community is to overcome those barriers to access to help. Come say “hi”. I will say “hi” too. Maybe that is the first step. Worst case scenario is we were friendly to each other. Gross!

And if you are one of those skeptics who have said I am enabling substance users and let me know that opinion— even angrily — water under the bridge; you are not the first person experiencing substance related symptoms; we got you. Don’t let embarrassment stop you, please. Come back for help whenever you like. Seriously, I’m happy to help. I look forward to meeting you (again). And — if you don’t live near me — someone in your area is too.

[-] Wilco@lemmy.zip 17 points 4 days ago

Saying a person is woke is like saying they are not a mindless sheep going through life asleep at the wheel.

[-] Psythik@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago

Yeah seriously I'll never understand how it's an insult. Conservatives call having empathy "woke" and I'm like "yes, yes it is woke. Your point?".

[-] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 7 points 4 days ago

it's basically everything you need to know about them

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[-] Nebula@fedia.io 24 points 4 days ago

Petition to rename Twitter again, to Twatter. I know, I know, my intellect is frightening sometimes. /s

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[-] meep_launcher@sh.itjust.works 12 points 4 days ago

Just saw the recent south park episode- absolutely killed. Poor Cartman is nothing withoutout the woke 😢

[-] LordWiggle@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Hey, that's just name calling. It's better to describe them by what they actually are: narcissistic, egocentric, racist, homophobic, misogynistic, narrow minded haters.

[-] IhaveCrabs111@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

So conservatives version of this is their deweaponization of the word nazi? Fuck this timeline.

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