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WOKE: WILL ONLY KRITICIZE EUROPE.
In response to the "Bethany Mandel, Conservative author, struggles to define WOKE" issue of 3/23,
I commented on Christopher Rufo's 4/26/2023 video
"The Assault on Sexual “Normativity” Is an Assault on the Basic Structure of Reality"
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WOKE = Will Only Kriticize Europe.
8:30 CR understands WOKE as James Lindsay does. JL: "Communism doesn't know how." "Ruthless criticism of all that exists." CR: "It functions almost entirely on the process of negation." and he then proceeds to throb with commie-wrecker energy.
But his formulations for WOKE, while accurate, aren't as short and snappy as mine. ;)
There was a need, a few weeks ago, for a SHORT & SNAPPY definition of WOKE.

Here's one to take & run with!
"Only" to be taken in many senses.
Woke will never criticize non-European cultures; Woke will never be able to do anything by itself.
WOKE: WILL ONLY CRITICIZE EUROPE.
by Didaskalos April 26, 2023
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Woke

An adjective used to describe people whi are utterly incapable of holding an opinion contrary to the government-approved narrative.
My woke sister unironically believes gender is a social construct.
by FDC 1 March 21, 2024
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woke

A term that was supposed to mean something good (being aware to social injustice and discrimination), but now it has turned into an insult that means "overly sensitive" or "pretending to be woke". Mostly used against the actual pseudo-woke, but sometimes used against ordinary people who have enough ACTUAL wokeness to call out the insult user's blatant racism/sexist/etc.

It practically got ruined by the pseudo-wokeness seen in Twitter warriors and "progressive" companies.

Having enough wokeness to recognize actual bigotry is a good thing, but please don't be a Twitter warrior.
Little sibling who just learned the word "woke": Hey I am proud to be woke

Older sibling: You shouldn't call yourself woke in public or online. That word has turned into an insult used against those pretending to be woke, like in being overly sensitive to the smallest details that are somehow "racist" or "sexist" by some warped logic or by straight-up discriminating against white people and men as an attempt to "counter" discrimination against people of color and women. Long story short they'll think you're oversensitive or even a hypocritical bigot.

Little sibling who now knows why the term "woke" has a stained reputation: Ok thanks for reminding me about this.
by MyPseudonymThatsNotMyName April 16, 2023
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Woke

A state when a person is aware of world problems (such as racism, wars, homophobia etc...) and shows compassion towards its victims.

Woke has unfortunately been bastardised by conservatives into an insult to people (mostly to everyone that isn't conservative).

While being woke just means being aware and accepting people how they are and having basic human decency and empathy (and empathy was, is, and always will be a good thing).

Be kind.
Franklin: man who gives a damn if hes gay or not, that man is not married, its his business...

Jake: since when you were so woke!?

Franklin: Wha? So a basic human decency is woke now you, tf??
by Ihopeyouhaveagreatday September 5, 2025
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Woke person

A thing that doesn't deserve life or to be defined by any means which is something I am defiling to bring you this definition.
-I just saw a woke person. It was disgusting.
-Damn, did it have the little autistic badge and retarded stripey socks?
-yeah.

-disgusting.
by Diccshonawry October 4, 2023
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Woke

A word that conservative old out-of-touch white people use to describe progressive concepts to other conservative old out-of-touch white people in way that will scare them
we can’t bring the kids to Disney anymore. Jimbo said last time he went, the woke employees were requiring vaccinations to common illnesses and not segregating the water fountains
by Gib88 April 6, 2022
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Woke

To be informed, educated on, and aware of social injustices.
He was woke politically, therefore was aware of all the accurate facts that allowed him to speak on topics intelligently, and ignore dishonest statements upon debates, and/or submitting his personal vote.
by HtownSports March 19, 2023
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