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i see that "woke" has now been hijacked by the alt right conspiracy types to mean aware of the conspiracy's lol
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In one way perhaps. But, what about young people seeing these words for the first time and then spreading them so they become the norm, true history forgotten or conveniently 'never was' ?? I like the way you consigned ''dumbing down'' to conplex scientific matters. If the word 'seems' to fit elsewhere, use it. If it gets others ruffled so be it.Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
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I think emphasizing temporary-ness makes it worse, not better. It's like saying, "It's temporary. Get over it." And they also refer to "people experiencing disabilities" - so I doubt that they've thought it through.
According to Wikipedia, "By 2021, woke had become used almost exclusively as a pejorative...." - i.e. people showing off their superior wokeness.
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It has. But that doesn't mean the dig is retroactive. You didn't quote the other part: "Beginning in the 2010s, it came to encompass a broader awareness of social inequalities such as sexism..." i.e. Just because a bunch of people have decided that the term "woke" means "ego complex" to them, does not mean that people who are alert to social and racial injustice have an "ego complex". The perjorative is essentially a strawman (or poisoning the well, if you prefer).
My point is that emphasizing a "temporary condition" doesn't help the homeless at all. It sounds (to them) like an excuse for doing nothing about it.
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I quoted the part about the most recent usage. If Chaucer used it differently, that isn't really relevant. And yet it is the "almost exclusive" usage.
I agree - inasmuch as I think Sarkus' "temporary condition" theory is wrong. My assertion - that they are people first and homeless second - is the correct reason. I'm pretty sure that will be borne out if we could find a source.
"Beginning in the 2010s" is pretty relevant. But let's recap where this started: In post 16, Michael says he wishes the "woke" people would "go back to sleep". Who exactly is he wishing that on?* The people who apparently have an ego complex? Or the people who are alert to social and racial injustice? *(we don't need to ask Michael specifically. This is an "all of us" issue.) So it raises some questions: Is the perjorative use real? Does it apply to real people? Are there people who identify as having superior egos? Or is it a label, made by third parties, and slyly referring to that shadowy, hypothetical "they"? Is it nothing more than a way to invalidate being alert to social and racial injustice? Is it a way to dilute the real world problems of injustice by drowning it in the semantic discussion of weasel-words?