• Uriel238 [all pronouns]@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    9 months ago

    Woke used to mean aware of systemic mechanisms of privilege and oppression in society. I had to stop using it unironically because it turned into a white power derisive buzzword.

    To be fair, it still refers to awareness and sympathy for those who suffer from systemic injustice. It’s just wrong according to hate-driven pro-authoritarian movements to sympathize with outsiders.

    Current use of woke as a term of contempt is an admission if bigotry.

    • Maple Engineer@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      I know what woke means. I call myself woke. I also call myself progressive and a socialist. The fact that they snear those words at us and use them to cause moral panic among the dumpth doesn’t change that.