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angrychair

(9,950 posts) Thu Dec 12, 2024, 02:44 PM Dec 12

"Woke" [View all]

Can I just say the overuse of the word "woke" by rightwing media and rightwing organizations and Republicans in general, to disparage anything and everything, is really getting fucking old. I'm tired of these fascist bullies using that word as some sort of cudgel. Enough is enough. This is a hill I'm willing to die on. Especially if that dying at least means I never have to hear that fucking word again.

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"Woke" [View all] angrychair Dec 12 OP

Anti-woke simply means anti-Black ThePartyThatListens Dec 12 #1

Absolutely angrychair Dec 12 #2

Ask them to explain woke The Wizard Dec 12 #3

A simple definition for something that vexes the right so much. Dennis Donovan Dec 12 #4

I woke in the 1960s. To me, it's always been synonymous with figuring out just allegorical oracle Dec 12 #5

I agree it started as a progressive term angrychair Dec 12 #7

Democrats are running away from it the way they ran away from the accusations of being Liberals, Baitball Blogger Dec 12 #6

There is no going back angrychair Dec 12 #8

That's the difference between the right and the left. Baitball Blogger Dec 12 #12

No, that word is poison angrychair Dec 12 #14

Just out of curiousity, may I ask if you have skin in the game? Baitball Blogger Dec 12 #15

And you can thank Christopher Rufo--and the various "think" tanks... keep_left Dec 12 #9

Jesus Christ preaches riverbendviewgal Dec 12 #10

At least we don't have to hear about CRT (Critical Race Theory) anymore. Midnight Writer Dec 12 #11

It's a racist dogwhistle. usonian Dec 12 #13

That's what we should have led with. Baitball Blogger Dec 12 #16

Ever since "The Southern Strategy" the GOP would get fewer votes than the Green Party without racism at its core. (IMO) usonian Dec 12 #17