▲ 145 ▼ Ah yes, famously apolitical Star Trek (cdn.discordapp.com) submitted 3 years ago by sykael@startrek.website to c/risa@startrek.website 82 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Izzent@lemmy.world -3 points 3 years ago (3 children) Calling it "woke" like the right does is pejorative. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] EatALime@kbin.social 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) Woke started out being used in a positive manner by people of color to describe social awareness, then conservatives decided to use it as a mockery of those who dare to ask for a more caring and supportive society. The right didn't come up with that term. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Izzent@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Are you sure? Then disregard what I said. I've only ever seen it used as an insult tbh. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] instamat@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Absolutely. Woke was a term exactly as @EatALime@kbin.social defined it, social awareness, but it quickly became “stuff I don’t like or agree with” for conservatives. permalink fedilink source parent [–] shoggoth@startrek.website 6 points 3 years ago no it isn't. it means being aware of systemic oppression. don't let those asshats get away with redefining it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Monkeyhog@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago They don't get to fucking own the word "woke" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] EatALime@kbin.social 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) Woke started out being used in a positive manner by people of color to describe social awareness, then conservatives decided to use it as a mockery of those who dare to ask for a more caring and supportive society. The right didn't come up with that term. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Izzent@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Are you sure? Then disregard what I said. I've only ever seen it used as an insult tbh. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] instamat@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Absolutely. Woke was a term exactly as @EatALime@kbin.social defined it, social awareness, but it quickly became “stuff I don’t like or agree with” for conservatives. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Izzent@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Are you sure? Then disregard what I said. I've only ever seen it used as an insult tbh. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] instamat@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Absolutely. Woke was a term exactly as @EatALime@kbin.social defined it, social awareness, but it quickly became “stuff I don’t like or agree with” for conservatives. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] instamat@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Absolutely. Woke was a term exactly as @EatALime@kbin.social defined it, social awareness, but it quickly became “stuff I don’t like or agree with” for conservatives. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] shoggoth@startrek.website 6 points 3 years ago no it isn't. it means being aware of systemic oppression. don't let those asshats get away with redefining it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Monkeyhog@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago They don't get to fucking own the word "woke" permalink fedilink source parent