If a word can selectively trigger only the shittiest subset of a population, I’d say that is a pretty effective word. ‘Woke’ is an amazing word simply because the more someone hates the word, the more I know about them.
The craziest thing is that the basic idea of wokeness as I understand it is being aware of the nuances, feelings, and challenges of others, which is also the basic idea of sayings like ‘love thy neighbor as thyself’ or ‘walk a mile in their moccasins before you judge’. Trying my best to help people who are triggered by the idea of ‘wokeness’ understand that. But more often it seems like they just want a shorthand for demonizing progressives and for them ‘woke’ is just that: a way of negatively branding any policy that might show compassion.
If a word can selectively trigger only the shittiest subset of a population, I’d say that is a pretty effective word. ‘Woke’ is an amazing word simply because the more someone hates the word, the more I know about them.
Yep. Met a guy last night who said that woke is a mind virus. Told me all I needed to know and I stopped talking to him.
The craziest thing is that the basic idea of wokeness as I understand it is being aware of the nuances, feelings, and challenges of others, which is also the basic idea of sayings like ‘love thy neighbor as thyself’ or ‘walk a mile in their moccasins before you judge’. Trying my best to help people who are triggered by the idea of ‘wokeness’ understand that. But more often it seems like they just want a shorthand for demonizing progressives and for them ‘woke’ is just that: a way of negatively branding any policy that might show compassion.