▲ 1456 ▼ They've got a point! (slrpnk.net) submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by octopus_ink@slrpnk.net to c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world 148 comments fedilink hide all child comments 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
[–] Stillwater@sh.itjust.works 120 points 1 year ago (3 children) Still is if you aren't a twat permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Pilon23@feddit.dk 58 points 1 year ago permalink fedilink source parent [–] defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 1 year ago Nowadays I prefer the term "correct". permalink fedilink source parent [–] jsomae@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) I honestly don't see people using "woke" positively these days. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago* (1 child) That’s because most of us just call it what it is: empathy. But they’re trying to make that a pejorative too now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jsomae@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago well.. sure yeah. My point still stands about "woke" though. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 1 year ago Nowadays I prefer the term "correct". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jsomae@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) I honestly don't see people using "woke" positively these days. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago* (1 child) That’s because most of us just call it what it is: empathy. But they’re trying to make that a pejorative too now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jsomae@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago well.. sure yeah. My point still stands about "woke" though. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago* (1 child) That’s because most of us just call it what it is: empathy. But they’re trying to make that a pejorative too now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jsomae@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago well.. sure yeah. My point still stands about "woke" though. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jsomae@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago well.. sure yeah. My point still stands about "woke" though. permalink fedilink source parent