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[–] NONE_dc@lemmy.world 47 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Use the word "Woke" (Or "Progre" in my language) Unironically.

[–] explore_broaden@midwest.social 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)
[–] NONE_dc@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I mean anyone who use the word Woke (Or Progre in my language) unironically.

[–] explore_broaden@midwest.social 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

It just seems very broad since people use it many ways “get woke” vs “the woke mob.” At least in the US it is used by people in both good and bad ways.

[–] NONE_dc@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Huh, I have never hear anyone using "Woke" in a good way, but okey.

[–] Unforeseen@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago

I haven't either. Maybe it's because I don't use any social media but Lemmy

[–] Carighan@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

All of those uses are red flags, or at least would be over here.

The word "woke" is just a right-wing dog whistle, hence why it's a red flag when somebody uses it except for the context of talking about these people.

[–] Taalnazi@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Dogwhistle for "I hate people tackling social issues and think we should go back to women being controlled and abused, and men being miserable all day at work, while we completely disregard queer and children's mental health".

Or at least, it gets used that way by people who don't use it as a reclamation term in a positive sense.

[–] explore_broaden@midwest.social 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Historically it is a term used positively, for example in the expression ‘stay woke’ (1930s). So it is not really a reclamation, but rather a recent relegation by right wing people to a negative connotation. I have however heard some people legitimately use it in a positive manner, and some further reading on the Wikipedia page seems to support that even recently there are political leaders using it in a pro-racial equity sense.

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[–] NONE_dc@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

I am aware of the positive origins of the word "Woke". However, in colloquial usage, it is always used in a derogatory way. And it is usage that dictates the norm, whether we like it or not.