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Woke. 01:11 - Jul 25 with 5445 viewsItchySphincter

The term seems to offend many.

I didn't choose it but if you label me woke I'll wear it with pride.

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Woke. on 02:22 - Jul 26 with 1276 viewsDr_Parnassus

For example, Martin Luther King would never be described as “woke”.

A school banning phrases now deemed as “micro aggressions” such as praising a foreign student for their excellent English, would be described as “woke”.

Finding offence in non offensive situations.

Telling a black person they are oppressed and they are fighting for them to not have to comply with voter ID laws because it’s likely they don’t know how to use a computer or have any ID (yes people genuinely have said this). They would be called “woke”.

Finding injustice where there isn’t any.

That is the context it’s used in, which is a different context to it’s definition.
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Woke. on 02:30 - Jul 26 with 1263 viewsItchySphincter

Woke. on 02:22 - Jul 26 by Dr_Parnassus

For example, Martin Luther King would never be described as “woke”.

A school banning phrases now deemed as “micro aggressions” such as praising a foreign student for their excellent English, would be described as “woke”.

Finding offence in non offensive situations.

Telling a black person they are oppressed and they are fighting for them to not have to comply with voter ID laws because it’s likely they don’t know how to use a computer or have any ID (yes people genuinely have said this). They would be called “woke”.

Finding injustice where there isn’t any.

That is the context it’s used in, which is a different context to it’s definition.
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Maybe. I’m exploring it in black and white, without prejudice or nuance.

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Woke. on 02:37 - Jul 26 with 1259 viewsDr_Parnassus

Woke. on 02:30 - Jul 26 by ItchySphincter

Maybe. I’m exploring it in black and white, without prejudice or nuance.


But if that was the case then you would have to do the same with terms such as w*nker which you have openly said you don’t, with good reason. You recognise that the definition and the word when it is used aren’t in the same context.

t’s the same with this one.

There are nuances in words and words people are called often don’t match up to their dictionary definitions. This is no different.

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Woke. on 02:40 - Jul 26 with 1254 viewsItchySphincter

Except this is in context.

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Woke. on 02:53 - Jul 26 with 1244 viewsDr_Parnassus

Woke. on 02:40 - Jul 26 by ItchySphincter

Except this is in context.


It’s not, that’s what I just described to you.

The context it is used is when people find offence where there isn’t any, or injustice where there isn’t any, usually to further a political agenda or self gratify.

That isn’t the dictionary definition of woke though is it? Meaning it’s not used in the same context as the definition… which is why Luther King would never be labelled as “woke”. He’s almost anti-woke in terms of the context it is regularly used (not it’s dictionary definition).

Example from the Wall Street Journal, clearly showing that what Luther King stood for is often at odds with the “woke” who thrive on political and racial division and work of identity politics where race is seen before character.

So while it may be in a similar realm of subject matter, it’s certainly not used in the same context.

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Woke. on 08:30 - Jul 26 with 1192 viewsonehunglow

Woke. on 02:30 - Jul 26 by ItchySphincter

Maybe. I’m exploring it in black and white, without prejudice or nuance.


You are having a blinder,son.

I ve gotten over that rash

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Woke. on 08:33 - Jul 26 with 1191 viewsonehunglow

Woke. on 01:48 - Jul 26 by ItchySphincter

So, so far we’ve established that me, FB. Dr P and Cat are woke, without even realising it.

Who’d’ve thunk it? Anyone else? Don’t be shy.

It’s not a term that I will carry on using or apply to myself, or to you, but who has got the balls to admit to caring?


Wow.
Egos unlimited

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Woke. on 08:36 - Jul 26 with 1190 viewsItchySphincter

Woke. on 08:33 - Jul 26 by onehunglow

Wow.
Egos unlimited


Yeah, infinite ...... anyone?

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Woke. on 08:38 - Jul 26 with 1187 viewsonehunglow

I’ve just looked up the definition of woke.

It is tailor made for those who aim to impress on a football fans forum.

There is clearly competition for who is the most woke.

Those who are not seen as woke or don’t woke enough are clearly now to be dammed and judged .

What was that about not being judgemental .


Mass hypocrisy

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Woke. on 09:20 - Jul 26 with 1177 viewsItchySphincter

Woke. on 08:38 - Jul 26 by onehunglow

I’ve just looked up the definition of woke.

It is tailor made for those who aim to impress on a football fans forum.

There is clearly competition for who is the most woke.

Those who are not seen as woke or don’t woke enough are clearly now to be dammed and judged .

What was that about not being judgemental .


Mass hypocrisy


Are you woke?

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Woke. on 09:44 - Jul 26 with 1163 viewsonehunglow

Woke. on 09:20 - Jul 26 by ItchySphincter

Are you woke?


I’m awake
Are you ..?

I don’t label,butt.

We ‘ll be as we are .

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Woke. on 11:57 - Jul 26 with 1141 viewsA_Fans_Dad

Woke. on 09:45 - Jul 25 by ItchySphincter

You can think what you want, but you’d be wrong.

Get a dictionary to go with that calculator I suggested you get a few days ago. Available on windows or Mac.

The meaning of words doesn’t change just because you want them too, same as numbers don’t lie. 😂


"The meaning of words doesn’t change just because you want them too"
Wrong, it depends on who wants them to change.
Does Gay have the same meaning as it did 70 years ago?
The word "fantastic" no longer means what it did.
There are lots of words that have drifted way from their original meaning.

Woke is itself a corruption of woke up or awoke as in stopped sleeping adopted by the Afican Americans.

I forgot one major one "snowflake", now has nothing to with snow and is another word used for insult or grouping.
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Woke. on 14:10 - Jul 26 with 1120 viewsItchySphincter

Woke. on 11:57 - Jul 26 by A_Fans_Dad

"The meaning of words doesn’t change just because you want them too"
Wrong, it depends on who wants them to change.
Does Gay have the same meaning as it did 70 years ago?
The word "fantastic" no longer means what it did.
There are lots of words that have drifted way from their original meaning.

Woke is itself a corruption of woke up or awoke as in stopped sleeping adopted by the Afican Americans.

I forgot one major one "snowflake", now has nothing to with snow and is another word used for insult or grouping.
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I agree. Gay is an example that came to my mind yesterday about the same words having different meanings depending on context. Thanks for agreeing with me.

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Woke. on 14:27 - Jul 26 with 1111 viewsDr_Parnassus

Woke. on 14:10 - Jul 26 by ItchySphincter

I agree. Gay is an example that came to my mind yesterday about the same words having different meanings depending on context. Thanks for agreeing with me.


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Woke. on 12:03 - Jul 29 with 1023 views73__73

Woke. on 02:30 - Jul 26 by ItchySphincter

Maybe. I’m exploring it in black and white, without prejudice or nuance.


You are happy to be called ‘woke’ , yet you have no idea what ‘woke’ is 😂

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Woke. on 13:39 - Jul 29 with 1001 viewsBoundy

I'm awake does that count ?

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