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what is a woke person? because i’m getting mixed signals whether it is good or bad to be considered woke
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Anonymous 2w

If you’re being made fun of for being “woke” you’re probably on the right side of history. It’s sort of morphed into a meaningless descriptor used by right wingers to refer to someone who isn’t ideologically stuck in the Regan era.

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Anonymous 2w

it depends who you're asking lol

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Anonymous 2w

Originally it meant that you were awake and aware of racism and racial discrimination. Eventually it began to include other types of discrimination. It’s not a bad thing, but it can be used to mean someone who’s “too woke”. What counts as too woke changes based on the situation and person

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Anonymous 2w

probably a good thing considering most "woke" people just care about other people and issues that dont necessarily affect them (empathy)

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Anonymous 2w

Originally it meant a spiritual awakening, but got co opted by the left

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Anonymous 2w

It’s shifted that was in the last few years, yeah. Kinda interesting history if you wanna look it up

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