Woke (political): A term used to criticize someone for being excessively progressive, self righteous, or politically correct to the point that others see their behavior as overbearing, performative, impractical, or even counterproductive to the original purpose of the movement.
Emily “Everyone who doesn’t ship Byler is homophobic”
Diana: “God you are so woke also stop misusing and weaponizing the term ‘homophobic’ like it has no meaning”
Diana: “God you are so woke also stop misusing and weaponizing the term ‘homophobic’ like it has no meaning”
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Get the Woke mug.1) noun. a secular religion marked by blank-slatism and a hierarchy of purity defined by race, gender, and sexuality and heavily tied to victimhood.
the unwritten dogma asserts that nature has no bearing on the individual and nurture is the absolute determining factor on who an individual becomes, and thus asserts that any difference in outcomes is due to systematic structures of the environment and otherwise all humans are 100% equal in cognitive ability, behavior and temperament.
2) adjective. any person, media, or institution that pushes the ideals of the woke religion.
the unwritten dogma asserts that nature has no bearing on the individual and nurture is the absolute determining factor on who an individual becomes, and thus asserts that any difference in outcomes is due to systematic structures of the environment and otherwise all humans are 100% equal in cognitive ability, behavior and temperament.
2) adjective. any person, media, or institution that pushes the ideals of the woke religion.
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Get the Woke mug.A person who is "too woke" is someone who extends a meaningless thing to convert it into a bigger topic despite the original statement's intent. Similar to the saying, "Reaching".
Mark : "I can't draw men"
Lisa : "So you're a misogynistic because you think men should be viewed in a different way besides women?"
Mark : "Wow, talk about being too woke."
Lisa : "So you're a misogynistic because you think men should be viewed in a different way besides women?"
Mark : "Wow, talk about being too woke."
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Get the Too woke mug.An acronym meaning: "Whiney - Obtuse - Kunts - Entitled. " WOKE pansies all gathered to protest common sense for it is racist to think people have anything in common. The 57 genders were especially offended for their pro-nouns being mocked by those who had common sense and pointed to how Dr. Seuss, Math oh hell EVERYTHING is racist. confused? You must be W-O-K-E.
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Get the WOKE mug.1. A form of moral panic provoked by fear of the rise, supposed or real, of left-wing ideologies in a society during the early 21-st century.
Similar to the Red Scare or McCarthyism (aka Second Red Scare) before it, Woke Worry seeks political repression and persecution of left-wing individuals and concepts by invoking fear and condemnation of all things deemed to be “woke”.
2. A sarcastic term to describe current right-wing political discourse around “woke ideology” and their fear of all things woke. Similar to the Red Scare or Satanic Panic of earlier generations.
Similar to the Red Scare or McCarthyism (aka Second Red Scare) before it, Woke Worry seeks political repression and persecution of left-wing individuals and concepts by invoking fear and condemnation of all things deemed to be “woke”.
2. A sarcastic term to describe current right-wing political discourse around “woke ideology” and their fear of all things woke. Similar to the Red Scare or Satanic Panic of earlier generations.
My grandma told me about living through the Red Scare and McCarthyism. My mother told me about living through the Satanic Panic of the 1980’s and 90’s. I’ll tell my children and grand children about the “Woke Worry” happening today.
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Get the Woke Worry mug.A complex ideology of which the definition changes depending on the context.
Woke (social): An attempt to appear holier than thou by supporting groups of people believed to be oppressed, such as a particular race, gender, or sexual orientation, often to a fanatical degree.
Woke (corporate): Using tokenism, or ‘boxticking,’ to force diversity into a piece of media usually for the purpose of attempting to appear virtuous, pandering to minorities, and/or chasing ESG scores; Performative diversity.
Woke (political): A far left political ideology primarily concerned with identity politics (sexual orientation, race, gender/sex, and gender identity) and the perceived need for social justice and political/policy action to help minority groups that are believed to be oppressed.
Wokism (broad): Assigning value to people based on mainly their intrinsic biological characteristics, but also some circumstantial characteristics such as wealth or education; The assertion that reality is subjective, such as the idea that there are more than two genders (sexes) or that gender doesn’t exist at all, and also a belief that morality does not exist; The belief that one must not only tolerate, but embrace the subjective reality of others, especially if they are in a minority group.
Woke (social): An attempt to appear holier than thou by supporting groups of people believed to be oppressed, such as a particular race, gender, or sexual orientation, often to a fanatical degree.
Woke (corporate): Using tokenism, or ‘boxticking,’ to force diversity into a piece of media usually for the purpose of attempting to appear virtuous, pandering to minorities, and/or chasing ESG scores; Performative diversity.
Woke (political): A far left political ideology primarily concerned with identity politics (sexual orientation, race, gender/sex, and gender identity) and the perceived need for social justice and political/policy action to help minority groups that are believed to be oppressed.
Wokism (broad): Assigning value to people based on mainly their intrinsic biological characteristics, but also some circumstantial characteristics such as wealth or education; The assertion that reality is subjective, such as the idea that there are more than two genders (sexes) or that gender doesn’t exist at all, and also a belief that morality does not exist; The belief that one must not only tolerate, but embrace the subjective reality of others, especially if they are in a minority group.
(Social) Amy supports transgender women because she thinks they're oppressed, when they essentially have the freedom to walk into whichever bathroom or locker room they want. She's so woke.
(Corporate) Disney's just had its thirteenth 'first gay kiss.' What a woke company.
(Political) Democratic candidate Jane Doe should never be president because she's far too woke.
(Broad) Wokism is a blight upon western civilization, and if we don't get rid of it, China will destroy us all.
(Corporate) Disney's just had its thirteenth 'first gay kiss.' What a woke company.
(Political) Democratic candidate Jane Doe should never be president because she's far too woke.
(Broad) Wokism is a blight upon western civilization, and if we don't get rid of it, China will destroy us all.
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