
Can anyone explain this to me?
Can anyone on here explain what "woke culture" or "wokeness" is? I'm not fully understanding.
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Glad to oblige! From urbandictionary.com: woke Originally intended to mean "alert to civil rights issues" or "takes an enlightened approach to civil rights", its meaning has changed. It is now associated with adopting an obsessive, blinkered or deliberately obtuse approach to certain civil rights, particularly in relation to equality. It refers to an approach which is overall and on balance harmful to society, ignores context and counterpoints, and is ignorant of the wider ramifications of the position taken.Under the pretense of being politically correct, the "woke" person is, ironically, asleep, in that they are ignorant of or unconcerned by the harms caused by their actions. Such harms may include: • damage to freedom of expression and freedom of association • the diminution of comedy, and artistic license in music, to the point that it becomes dull • stifling of conversation • fear of expressing an alternative opinion or calling out that which is evidently nonsense • feelings of being browbeaten, helpless and living in a dystopian society • diversion of societal focus away from more pressing issues affecting society • the breakdown of language and societal structures • discrimination and prejudice against others with particular characteristics - typically those who, in a particular location or organisation, are in a majority - under the guise of improving equality and acting on behalf of the minority. The "woke" person may be acting in their own self-interests to achieve their own ends. They is only one person, but they has a big effect on everyone around them. They's so woke that they can't function properly in life, it's hard to understand them, and even their friends can't keep track of their pronouns. He's so woke that he's asleep. Wokey dokey. by peachxylophoneduck February 9, 2022 |
The prior speaker shared views that are widely held by a majority at this point, and that includes many prominent lefties who will not be associated with wokeness. |
I think what MisterCox posted covers it enough as a primer. If you're wanting a more intellectual take, there are good books. Most of the best I've read come from the left, or center perspective. To understand woke culture, listen to the liberals who fit the "I didn't leave the left, the left left me"..profile. They get it. |
Troll go to this sitr and you will see what it means.
https://www.bingedaily.in/article/what-is-woke-culture Bro. Doc