▲ 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
[–] damdy@lemmings.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 child) I'm just impressed they used 'couldn't care less' correctly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 22 points 1 year ago (2 children) english as a second language tend to be more careful with their usage of idioms permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 year ago (3 children) Man, fuck english idioms. Will never get over how "that's shit" = bad but "that's the shit" = good permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 1 year ago Greater brevity: "Holy fuck!" Something bad happened. "Holy fuck!" Something awesome happened. permalink fedilink source parent [–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago That's quite the example. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bampop@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago "bollocks" = bad / nonsense / lies "the bollocks" = the absolute best you can get permalink fedilink source parent [–] Evil_Incarnate@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago Yes, but sometimes they use them too much. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 22 points 1 year ago (2 children) english as a second language tend to be more careful with their usage of idioms permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 year ago (3 children) Man, fuck english idioms. Will never get over how "that's shit" = bad but "that's the shit" = good permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 1 year ago Greater brevity: "Holy fuck!" Something bad happened. "Holy fuck!" Something awesome happened. permalink fedilink source parent [–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago That's quite the example. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bampop@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago "bollocks" = bad / nonsense / lies "the bollocks" = the absolute best you can get permalink fedilink source parent [–] Evil_Incarnate@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago Yes, but sometimes they use them too much. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 year ago (3 children) Man, fuck english idioms. Will never get over how "that's shit" = bad but "that's the shit" = good permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 1 year ago Greater brevity: "Holy fuck!" Something bad happened. "Holy fuck!" Something awesome happened. permalink fedilink source parent [–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago That's quite the example. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bampop@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago "bollocks" = bad / nonsense / lies "the bollocks" = the absolute best you can get permalink fedilink source parent
[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 1 year ago Greater brevity: "Holy fuck!" Something bad happened. "Holy fuck!" Something awesome happened. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bampop@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago "bollocks" = bad / nonsense / lies "the bollocks" = the absolute best you can get permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Evil_Incarnate@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago Yes, but sometimes they use them too much. permalink fedilink source parent