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Word of the Day: Woke

RubyK

RubyK

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This particular term refers to being very aware of current affairs. Those who have a firm understanding of the reality around them or come to terms with the fact that their previous beliefs may have been false can be referred to as “woke”.

I have never used the word "woke" because even with the definition above, I still don't understand how to use it. Maybe some of my fellow posters can make a sentence with "woke" in it.
 

I won’t use it either. It seems to have evolved as a way of considering ones self “special” and more in tune with facts and reality than others. And the very people that one wishes were more in tune with social reality are using it as a slur. Just a bit of popular jargon that I don’t feel any need to use. Just one of those “in” things that will fade away in time. Thanks for bringing it up..
 
I'm woke, that's a fact, so just because woke has been weaponised by the right, I refuse to give into and bow to the few who have turned the use of woke into a stick with which to beat people who aspire to such values, often wielded by those who fail to recognize how un-woke they are, or are proud of the fact.
 

The word 'woke' means to become conscious after being asleep. I can see how certain people have decided to use the word to reflect a new way of thinking, but they are wrong to suppose that they are correcting a mistake. Those who consider themselves 'woke' are just rather silly individuals who are creating confusion.
It's amazing how many people, including governments, are prepared to go along with this nonsense, instead of laughing at it all.
 
RubyK said:
This particular term refers to being very aware of current affairs. Those who have a firm understanding of the reality around them or come to terms with the fact that their previous beliefs may have been false can be referred to as “woke”.

I have never used the word "woke" because even with the definition above, I still don't understand how to use it. Maybe some of my fellow posters can make a sentence with "woke" in it.
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Another definition is that of being "very pretentious about how much you care about a social issue."
 
It is all labelling to me. Put a label on somebody and then go after that person for all the baggage that label carries to the person using it. Unfortunately, even the people using these labels can't seem to agree on exactly what they mean, and each label carries at least somewhat different baggage for each person using it. Far left, far right, homophobic, xenophobic, racist, conservative, liberal, snowflake, and on and on. It seems almost a contest to see how badly we can divide people and into how many camps. It is just a bunch of people who still act like 10 year old kids in a school yard brawl. To see maturity, watch a group of people band together to solve a real problem for a positive outcome for all concerned.

Edit: Examples of such groups would be Habitat For Humanity, Goodwill, groups that help provide shelter for the homeless, volunteers that help immigrant people learn the language and get settled into their new communities, the various food shelf programs to help feed people who otherwise can't afford to feed their families, and many more. But no, this involves real work and effort instead of yelling "across the aisle" using all these labels. My suggestion to those people is to step up and get to work, real work of substance that helps real people.

Tony
 
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That word has started a lot of vocal arguments. If you call the wrong person "woke", you may want to be sure to have the car started. That word alone means little, but it can lead to some really serious political discussions that don't always turn out real well.
 

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