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octopus_ink@slrpnk.net to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish ·
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They've got a point!

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They've got a point!

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octopus_ink@slrpnk.net to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish ·
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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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    Reminder that woke was originally used as a positive term.

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      Still is if you aren’t a twat

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        Nowadays I prefer the term “correct”.

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        I honestly don’t see people using “woke” positively these days.

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          That’s because most of us just call it what it is: empathy.

          But they’re trying to make that a pejorative too now.

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            well… sure yeah. My point still stands about “woke” though.

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      .

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        That was depressing. I knew our president was dumb, but I still didn’t think he could be that dumb.

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      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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        I wince any time someone says something like “Wake up!”, “Take the red pill!” etc.

        It invariably means “Start believing the shite I believe”

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      What’s amusing is that the Wikipedia article traces its origin back to the Republican Party.

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      Not really. It was just another fart sniffer word some groups liked to use.

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