You’re actually the first person I’ve ever seen who was explicitly pro-“woke”.
Probably we agree on the majority of things, not disparaging it. But I’ve only ever, EVER heard the phrase in the context of right-wing Americans describing anything or anyone that they disagreed with or were told not to like. Like how “lib’ral” became a hate word for a bunch of people in the 90s. Well, or people who were using it to make fun of those people. Kind of like CRT.
That might be because it originated in the black community and was only becoming widespread in the white community when it was highjacked by the right wing and tried to turn it into a slur.
It isn’t and continues to not be a slur. Especially for anyone who understands what it means.
Conservatives use a shorthand like “woke” because they can’t outright say “being kind and respectful to others while reflecting on the mistakes of the past is a bad thing.”
You’re actually the first person I’ve ever seen who was explicitly pro-“woke”.
Probably we agree on the majority of things, not disparaging it. But I’ve only ever, EVER heard the phrase in the context of right-wing Americans describing anything or anyone that they disagreed with or were told not to like. Like how “lib’ral” became a hate word for a bunch of people in the 90s. Well, or people who were using it to make fun of those people. Kind of like CRT.
That might be because it originated in the black community and was only becoming widespread in the white community when it was highjacked by the right wing and tried to turn it into a slur.
It isn’t and continues to not be a slur. Especially for anyone who understands what it means.
Conservatives use a shorthand like “woke” because they can’t outright say “being kind and respectful to others while reflecting on the mistakes of the past is a bad thing.”