by The name I wanted was taken June 4, 2010
place inside all of us where we are all happy and get the warm fuzzies. our happy places are insulated from the shitheads that make up just about everyone we encounter.
by unusu-al June 11, 2004
When one is in a perpetual place of slumber, regarding systematic and idiosyncratic injustice and oppression in regards to race, i.e. the antithesis of being woke. Especially when a person of color can't or refuses to see it.
Tod: Morgan Freeman told Don Lemon that black folks should pull themselves up from their bootstraps, even when they ain't got no boots.
Marcus: You know Morgan has been in the sunken place.
Marcus: You know Morgan has been in the sunken place.
by Raheem Sonje July 18, 2017
The metaphorical place an oppressed person goes when they have become silent or compliant to their own oppression. More often, the sunken place is used to describe a disadvantaged person who is ignorant or unwilling to see that they have been conditioned into acquiescence. However, the sunken place can apply to anyone who chooses to stay silent in the face of discrimination or injustice, usually of their own.
First popularized by Jordan Peele's "Get Out," the main character, Chris, a black man, falls into a cognitive void after his white girlfriend's mother, Missy sends him there with covert hypnosis. When Missy instructs him to "sink into the floor" Chris becomes paralyzed, and plunges into a dark void, watching the world get smaller in the distance. The audience is made aware that Chris is not literally falling, but in a tranced state of mind. Throughout the film, Chris is sent to the sunken place as a way for his girlfriend's white family to take advantage of him without his protest, as they had done with many black people before him.
In the words of Peele it is: “the system that silences the voice of women, minorities, and of other people … the sunken place is the President who calls athletes sons of bitches for expressing their beliefs on the field... Every day there is proof that we are in the sunken place." In a statement made on twitter, Peele explained, "the Sunken Place means we're marginalized. No matter how hard we scream, the system silences us."
First popularized by Jordan Peele's "Get Out," the main character, Chris, a black man, falls into a cognitive void after his white girlfriend's mother, Missy sends him there with covert hypnosis. When Missy instructs him to "sink into the floor" Chris becomes paralyzed, and plunges into a dark void, watching the world get smaller in the distance. The audience is made aware that Chris is not literally falling, but in a tranced state of mind. Throughout the film, Chris is sent to the sunken place as a way for his girlfriend's white family to take advantage of him without his protest, as they had done with many black people before him.
In the words of Peele it is: “the system that silences the voice of women, minorities, and of other people … the sunken place is the President who calls athletes sons of bitches for expressing their beliefs on the field... Every day there is proof that we are in the sunken place." In a statement made on twitter, Peele explained, "the Sunken Place means we're marginalized. No matter how hard we scream, the system silences us."
Janice: Why did Trump get votes from women if he had such a long history of being sexist?
Darryl: They're all in the sunken place. Thats why.
Darryl: They're all in the sunken place. Thats why.
by serenajoy May 12, 2018
University Place is a small town outside of Tacoma, Washington which hold the Chambers Bay Golf Course. Do not let it's size fool you for it is highly populated with the extremely rich, Asians, and old people. U.P (as it is known by most people) is home to the Curtis Vikings. Curtis is the high school most of Tacoma's expelled and troubled go, however the private school drop outs, and Lakewood "thugs" are also drawn to the overcrowded halls. The children of University place form very distinct cliques; Soccer Jocks, Rich Kids, Gated Community/Trust Fund "Gangsters", Laxers, Stoners, and the Anime Club kids. Automobiles that you may chance to see range from lexus to bmws, acuras to newer jettas. Brand names such as North Face, True Religion, and Ugg adorn most bodies, young and old. Face and Social status is a MUST in order to live here. From Chambers Creek to the Curran Apple Orchard, you can find late night pot heads. The one skate park is always packed on a sunny day as is green firs shopping center after school on week days. University Place is a must see on any snobs itinerary.
Oh, makes sense then. He's from University Place.
by ihatecurtis August 2, 2011
The girl awoke in the night to discover her "Lady Place" was empty, and turned to her partner to fill it.
by Newsles May 30, 2003
"A dark place" is a mysterious plane of existence only accessed by youtubers filming apology videos. Common symptoms of being in a "dark place" include grooming minors, getting into drama for clout, playing the victim and overall scumfuckery.
A person in a dark place might say the following:
"I didn't want to make this video"
"I'm sorry you feel that way"
"Hold up lemme get my pet in frame for pity points"
"When I was ten my goldfish died It's okay for me to kill people"
A person in a dark place might say the following:
"I didn't want to make this video"
"I'm sorry you feel that way"
"Hold up lemme get my pet in frame for pity points"
"When I was ten my goldfish died It's okay for me to kill people"
"I'm sorry I skinned all remaining Bengal Tigers alive in my latest video. I was in a dark place when I filmed that three days ago."
"If you want to buy the merch I'm wearing the link is in the description below"
"If you want to buy the merch I'm wearing the link is in the description below"
by Crackhead Professor January 21, 2022