Originally intended to mean "alert to civil rights issues" or "takes an enlightened approach to civil rights", its meaning has changed. It is now associated with adopting an obsessive, blinkered or deliberately obtuse approach to certain civil rights, particularly in relation to equality. It refers to an approach which is overall and on balance harmful to society, ignores context and counterpoints, and is ignorant of the wider ramifications of the position taken.
Under the pretense of being politically correct, the "woke" person is, ironically, asleep, in that they are ignorant of or unconcerned by the harms caused by their actions. Such harms may include:
• damage to freedom of expression and freedom of association
• the diminution of comedy, and artistic license in music and film, to the point that it becomes dull
• stifling of conversation
• fear of expressing an alternative opinion or calling out that which is evidently nonsense
• feelings of being browbeaten, helpless and living in a dystopian society
• diversion of societal focus away from more pressing issues affecting society
• the breakdown of language and societal structures
• discrimination and prejudice against others with particular characteristics - typically those who, in a particular location or organisation, are in a majority - under the guise of improving equality and acting on behalf of the minority.
The "woke" person may be acting in their own self-interests to achieve their own ends.
Under the pretense of being politically correct, the "woke" person is, ironically, asleep, in that they are ignorant of or unconcerned by the harms caused by their actions. Such harms may include:
• damage to freedom of expression and freedom of association
• the diminution of comedy, and artistic license in music and film, to the point that it becomes dull
• stifling of conversation
• fear of expressing an alternative opinion or calling out that which is evidently nonsense
• feelings of being browbeaten, helpless and living in a dystopian society
• diversion of societal focus away from more pressing issues affecting society
• the breakdown of language and societal structures
• discrimination and prejudice against others with particular characteristics - typically those who, in a particular location or organisation, are in a majority - under the guise of improving equality and acting on behalf of the minority.
The "woke" person may be acting in their own self-interests to achieve their own ends.
They is only one person, but they has a big effect on everyone around them. They's so woke that they can't function properly in life, it's hard to understand them, and even their friends can't keep track of their pronouns.
He's so woke that he's asleep.
Wokey dokey.
He's so woke that he's asleep.
Wokey dokey.
by peachxylophoneduck November 20, 2023
Get the woke mug.pro-communist, anti-capitalist yet for some reason chooses to live in a capitalist country when they could move out, finding racism in everything, exhuding acceptance and tolerance by acting extremely hostile to different opinions, the incapability of critical thought, being anti-police while calling the cops for help when theyre in an emergency, hating their country because it's not an oppressive totalitarian state
me: yo did you see me shout that old woman down the other day for holding up an anti-abortion sign?
friend: sure did! that was so woke!
friend: sure did! that was so woke!
by fergus555 January 19, 2022
Get the woke mug.1. "Yo, that's finna woke!" said the coolest kid in school.
2. "Finna woke is a stupid meme!" screamed a finna woke hater at the top of their lungs.
2. "Finna woke is a stupid meme!" screamed a finna woke hater at the top of their lungs.
by Mehiscool123 May 17, 2018
Get the Finna Woke mug.An insult to use against people who call you out on being hurtful, unfair or cruel. Helps to deflect from your crappy behavior. Implies they are definitely only
trying to make themselves look better.
trying to make themselves look better.
Example:
A: "You really shouldn't have called Jim the n-word. He seems to be very upset, even hurt now."
B: "Oh come on, what, suddenly you're all woke now? Stop being so self-righteous. You think you're better than me?"
Example:
A: "Could you please not constantly make fun of women and imply women are stupid, when you're in the office? This is the workplace. We cannot concentrate on work when we have to listen to these mean comments. It brings back lots of personal painful memories, Sheryl always starts shaking and thinking about how her exhusband mistreated her and she cannot work."
B: "Haha, don't bother me with that woke BS. Words can't hurt you. Get over it."
A: "You really shouldn't have called Jim the n-word. He seems to be very upset, even hurt now."
B: "Oh come on, what, suddenly you're all woke now? Stop being so self-righteous. You think you're better than me?"
Example:
A: "Could you please not constantly make fun of women and imply women are stupid, when you're in the office? This is the workplace. We cannot concentrate on work when we have to listen to these mean comments. It brings back lots of personal painful memories, Sheryl always starts shaking and thinking about how her exhusband mistreated her and she cannot work."
B: "Haha, don't bother me with that woke BS. Words can't hurt you. Get over it."
by joa nnali March 5, 2022
Get the woke mug.A left extremist terrorist group, commonly known for using shame circles, bullying and mentally harming children to shut down those who disagree with them.
by nordic viking 69 June 27, 2022
Get the woke mug.Any progressive movement that is a caricature of its intended goal/message. Especially if it is overly aggressive, overly stupid, or overly self harmful.
Activist: Yo that sombrero is cultural appropriation, don’t you know that is a microaggression against mexican people? I am offended on their behalf! Take it off!
Normal Person: Shut up, I am not woke.
Normal Person: Shut up, I am not woke.
by Tylers1991 July 28, 2023
Get the Woke mug.When you ask a question that is clearly a "Yes" or "No" question, and the reply involves dancing around the issue with nonsensical overly complicated verbiage, making a clear effort to avoid giving a clear "yes" or "no" answer, and also subtly gaslighting the questioner.
YOU: "Was Stalin Evil for killing hundreds of thousands of people?"
CHAT GPT: "EVIL is such a strong world, and it must be understood that the complex and nuance concepts of what a person is helps define what we mean by when we say Stalin and 'killing people.' It must be considered that we cannot make judgements without exploring the issue with long inclusive langauge or conceptial intersectionality based on the issue at hand. It can in fact be hurtful to make such judgements or to utter statements of this because it can infringe on the rights of numerous individual identities who identify as Stalin-colored minorities. We must ... *insert random collection of words that sound intellectual but have no real meaning or value.*
YOU: "That's a Woke Salad right there, buddy."
CHAT GPT: "EVIL is such a strong world, and it must be understood that the complex and nuance concepts of what a person is helps define what we mean by when we say Stalin and 'killing people.' It must be considered that we cannot make judgements without exploring the issue with long inclusive langauge or conceptial intersectionality based on the issue at hand. It can in fact be hurtful to make such judgements or to utter statements of this because it can infringe on the rights of numerous individual identities who identify as Stalin-colored minorities. We must ... *insert random collection of words that sound intellectual but have no real meaning or value.*
YOU: "That's a Woke Salad right there, buddy."
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