People have a hard time defining woke without accidentally saying they want to be able to hate

[tblue37]

minorities and not face any consequences.

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[tblue37]

1. Good "woke" meme:

[BigmanPigman]

2. If I NEVER near that word again in my lifetime I will be thrilled.

Where in the hell did this BS originate?

[brush]

3. It was revived most recently in young African-American circles as the new slang word for...

being politically aware of societal racism (being awoke to it) and the recognition of the need to navigate around obstacles constantly placed it the path of Black people and other POCs/LGBTQ+. Thus, woke.

Magats eventually got wind of it and turned it into a pejorative to use against any program, issue, proposal, legislative bill, movement etc. that has empathy towards the less fortunate in society. As was said, a sly way to be racist without being blatant about it.

[BigmanPigman]

4. Thank you!

That is the best explanation I have heard. I appreciate that!

[brush]

5. Don't mention it. Even the magats who use it don't...

know of it's origin but know what it means when they hear it.

As with most slang words, when it jumps to the mainstream culture it's dropped by the sub-culture it originated in, and fast in this case as it has been turned into a negative by the extreme right.

[BigmanPigman]

6. They certainly twisted the meaning of this word to their advantage

but most people do not understand the true meaning. Moronic Americans are sheep. I have zero sympathy for their purposeful ignorance.