Hairyfishnuts@feddit.online to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoWhat does "Woke" mean to you?message-squaremessage-square86fedilinkarrow-up170arrow-down123file-text
arrow-up147arrow-down1message-squareWhat does "Woke" mean to you?Hairyfishnuts@feddit.online to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square86fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareChristerMLB@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·5 days ago“Woke” is the latest term used by American Republican strategists to paint the left as self-righteous, superficial and condescending. It’s taken over for “Social Justice Warrior”
minus-squarebstix@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 days agoThe word has existed in American politics since the 1930s. It is only recently that it is being used by Republicans as a negative term.
minus-squareChristerMLB@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agosure, yeah, and I’m sure they didn’t invent “Social Justice Warrior” either, or “Politically Correct” before that
“Woke” is the latest term used by American Republican strategists to paint the left as self-righteous, superficial and condescending. It’s taken over for “Social Justice Warrior”
The word has existed in American politics since the 1930s.
It is only recently that it is being used by Republicans as a negative term.
sure, yeah, and I’m sure they didn’t invent “Social Justice Warrior” either, or “Politically Correct” before that