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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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[–] crunchy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 110 points 4 months ago (5 children)

Reminder that woke was originally used as a positive term.

[–] Stillwater@sh.itjust.works 120 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Still is if you aren't a twat

[–] defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 4 months ago

Nowadays I prefer the term "correct".

[–] octopus_ink@slrpnk.net 17 points 4 months 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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[–] Tiger_Man_@lemmy.blahaj.zone 69 points 4 months ago (3 children)
[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 22 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Whoa, fuck yeah Linus Torvalds

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 11 points 4 months ago (2 children)

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

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[–] damdy@lemmings.world 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 22 points 4 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 4 months ago (3 children)

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 months ago

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

[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 months ago

That's quite the example.

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[–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 36 points 4 months ago (6 children)

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

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[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 34 points 4 months 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.

[–] Quadhammer@lemmy.world 23 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

If you're not woke your eyes are closed

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[–] Nebula@fedia.io 20 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] forrgott@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

There are people who have not called it Twatter from day one? Huh...

[–] skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's been Xitter (pronounced "Shitter") since the rebranding

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[–] Wilco@lemmy.zip 14 points 4 months ago (2 children)

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 months ago (1 children)

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 months ago

it's basically everything you need to know about them

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[–] AniZaeger@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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 4 months ago (1 children)

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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[–] meep_launcher@sh.itjust.works 12 points 4 months ago

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

[–] rockettaco37@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months 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.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I agree that wokeness is more enlightened than ignorance, but I also wonder how woke it is to scorn the less enlightened so hard.

[–] octopus_ink@slrpnk.net 5 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I'm sure someone is somewhere grappling with that.

Since the politicians they support and voted in are actively dismantling the government, erecting a dictatorship, and enacting policies guaranteed to get people needlessly killed I don't find myself burdened by such concerns.

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[–] UncleGrandPa@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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

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[–] IhaveCrabs111@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago (10 children)

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

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[–] SpeakerToLampposts@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months 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

[–] JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months 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.

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

I'm fine with ignorants and some twats, but not both at once.

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