Do you have any problems with these WOKISMS?

[Dargil]

1. If diversity is our strength, is unity a weakness? Should we be the Diverse States of America?
2. Are "going green" and "saving the planet" buying oil from OPEC instead of drilling for it at home and offshoring manufacturing jobs to Asia?
3. If gender is a social construct, why does it take gender-affirming surgery to alter it?
4.. Why can gender be assigned on fetal ultrasound but not on a birth certificate or driver's license?
5. If there are over twenty genders, what is the relevance of a gender reveal party; a party held during pregnancy to reveal the baby's sex to the expectant parents' family and friends, and sometimes to the parents themselves?
6. If race is a social construct, what is the legitimacy of skin color–based educational and career advancement?
7. If America suffers from systemic racism, are not liberals and non-white people racists?
8. If Critical Race Theory is only a theory, why must we respond to it as fact?
9. If we are all originally from Africa, are we all entitled to reparations?
10. Why do only purchasers of slaves have to pay reparations? Shouldn't descendants of African chieftains who sold slaves to slave traders have to pay, too?
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11. Do we need to pay reparations to descendants of Japanese-Americans who were interned in camps during WW2? How about the Irish, who were enslaved by the British before Africans were seen as a better deal? How about Native Indians who were rounded up and confined to Reservations.
12. Why doesn't inclusivity include white males, conservatives, rednecks, opposing views, MAGA, and the NRA?
13. Where did all these "experts" come from?

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14. Why in the most technically advanced nation on Earth does it take two weeks to learn election results? Is that part of the war on voter suppression?
15. Why is voter suppression the casting of closed ballots on Election Day by documented citizens?
16. If we can't define "woman," how can we advocate for women's rights?
17. What does "my body, my choice!" have to do with a fetus's body?
18. If abortion is a woman's health issue, is pregnancy a disease?

[Astarlessnightsky]

1. You always got diversity, unless you live in a country of clones.

2. No, "going green" is reducing fossil fuels as much as possible. Or reducing impact to the environment as much as possible, also in terms of deforestation and waste management, just leaving nature and animals alone.

3. Because the terms are misleading, gender and sex being confused. or thrown into the same pot.

4.. Same as number 3, Sex and gender being confused.

5. You said it yourself, its actual a sex reveal party. And there is no real point, its just a party for the parents, because they want it. Also its mostly an American tradition.

6. Race in itself is not a social construct. However dividing the current human ethnics into different races is a method by racists to dehuminize other humans as the first step to genocides. And i guess the skin colour based stuff is to eliminate the previous established racist disadvantages and discrimination.

7. With systemic racism it is hard or almost impossible for ethnic minorities to advance into the higher positions. However everyone can be a racist.

8. No idea what critical race theory is about, but a scientific theory is a fact that is not yet disproven. In scientific terms a theory is a really solid and proven fact.

9. Thats a stupid question. Its not where we come from but wether or not ancestors have been enslaved. You can still argue how long it has been since the last family member was enslaved and who recieves this money actually.

10. Why not, but African continent is really poor, you can't pay much with empty pockets.

11. Sure native American deserve a lot, sadly they are almost all dead.

12. They are all includes however these groups tend to exclude themselves.

14. The election in the US is a joke, doesn't matter how long it takes, but yes, it should take just 24 hours.

15. Its oppression when citizen don't have the chance to vote, which is done, by having only one ballot and you got a huge line waiting outside.

16. Its simply just grant equal right to anybody.

17. Its a question of who decides what to do during an unwanted pregnancy, Its a matter who has the right to decide.

18. Complications can occur, and than you got a health issue, thats life.

[loveslongnails]

I don't have a problem with these "observations and questions", some of which have some insight and are worth discussing, some of which make for a good comedy routine. I DO find it funny (as in peculiar and pathetic, not funny "ha-ha"), that you consider them ALL to be "wokeisms", whatever the heck THAT even is !!

So I'll pick one: " If Critical Race Theory is only a theory, why must we respond to it as fact?" Who is "we", first of all? Second, it's a college level and beyond theory that stemmed from Law School. Since the average reading level of an adult in the USA is around 7th grade, and only 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree in something, why does it scare the shit out of right wing Conservatives primarily?

90% of people on the street have NO understanding of what it is, hence, how to explain it. What they DO have is the nonsense and bullshit they hear on news or social media. If they are responding in a way that indicates they might think there's something to it, but don't want to deal with it, there's your answer.

[Dargil]

At least you gave it some thought. I'll give you that.

[loveslongnails]

Hmmm, thanks, I guess? CRT is easy. The people who are loudest about it don't know what it rightfully is and can only regurgitate nonsense they hear, such as "it's designed to make you ashamed of being white, and feel bad, and I don't want it taught to my 2nd grader". As if it ever was.

[msmissydc]

Yes, I have problems with some. I can give opinions if you want. But thats not your question or is it indirectly?

[Dargil]

It was implied in my question but not actually asked. The software cut me off on the last two.

19. If the family structure is oppressively patriarchal, why are most households run by women?
20. If Democrats are so opposed to income inequality, why are most of the super-rich now of that persuasion?

[msmissydc]

1. If diversity is our strength, is unity a weakness? Should we be the Diverse States of America?
Not American but diversity doesn't mean ununified. I think differences can be strenghts if working together.
2. Are "going green" and "saving the planet" buying oil from OPEC instead of drilling for it at home and offshoring manufacturing jobs to Asia?
'Going green' is neccesarry. I see it as a problem that not everyone is doing it. On the other hand if we dont start its going to be too late.
3. If gender is a social construct, why does it take gender-affirming surgery to alter it?
Because you can't construct yourself. What is meant by gender is a social construct is, that atributes given to one gender often feel wrong when another gender does it. This is an error. When we accept that typical feminin traits are weak when men display them, or the other way around, this whole concept can work better. On tue other hand if you are born one way and all you do is learn that what you feel and think is not what you are at birth you are going to feel wrong the whole life. So changing that will help you and help you being accepted in society. So bassically if you have a form where people need to fit into and they aren't all they can do is make them fit into a form. If there aren't preset forms you can fit wherever you want.
4. Why can gender be assigned on fetal ultrasound but not on a birth certificate or driver's license?
Sex vs. Gender, not the same.
5. If there are over twenty genders, what is the relevance of a gender reveal party; a party held during pregnancy to reveal the baby's sex to the expectant parents' family and friends, and sometimes to the parents themselves?
Never understood it either. I disagree with the purpose of a gender reveal party.

[msmissydc]

6. If race is a social construct, what is the legitimacy of skin color–based educational and career advancement?
I dont think race is a social construct. But I think that's nothing that should differentiate us in a negative way.
7. If America suffers from systemic racism, are not liberals and non-white people racists?
Everyone who is a racists is racists. That doesn't mean that only one type of people can be racists. On the other hand you speak of systematic racism and that is statistically experienced by non whites.
8. If Critical Race Theory is only a theory, why must we respond to it as fact?
We do not, but the way science works is that theories that are not disproven are considered working theories and are the newest scientific progress.
9. If we are all originally from Africa, are we all entitled to reparations?
Why would that be the case?
10. Why do only purchasers of slaves have to pay reparations? Shouldn't descendants of African chieftains who sold slaves to slave traders have to pay, too?
I dont agree that people should pay, who have done nothing and only their ancestors did, as long as they are not still profiting from it.

[msmissydc]

11. Do we need to pay reparations to descendants of Japanese-Americans who were interned in camps during WW2?
Technically yes.
How about the Irish, who were enslaved by the British before Africans were seen as a better deal?
Thats British politics but yes.
How about Native Indians who were rounded up and confined to Reservations. Same applies here.
12. Why doesn't inclusivity include white males, conservatives, rednecks, opposing views, MAGA, and the NRA?
It does include white males who accept differences. But why would people be included who exclude themselves like conservatives, rednecks, MAGA and NRA? Opposing views are there to be discussed, as long as they dont include insults.
13. Where did all these "experts" come from?
What do you mean?

[loveslongnails]

#20 is inaccurate. The wealthiest families in the USA are predominantly Republican.

[msmissydc]

@loveslongnails There is a #20?

[loveslongnails]

Yes, he added it in response to a comment.

[msmissydc]

@loveslongnails Oh thanks I somehow didn't even see that, and the 14+ update is also new.
14. Why in the most technically advanced nation on Earth does it take two weeks to learn election results? Is that part of the war on voter suppression?
Not sure how to measure technicall advanced nation or if it is the U. S but probably because of your statesystem and how much it needs to be recounted to make sure its right.
15. Why is voter suppression the casting of closed ballots on Election Day by documented citizens?
What documentation?
16. If we can't define "woman," how can we advocate for women's rights?
We need human rights anyway. Its not neccessary there are problems with missing rights and this needs fixed. Not every rights is usefull for every single citizen anyway.
17. What does "my body, my choice!" have to do with a fetus's body?
Its literally inside you and you can prevent it growing before it does any harm.
18. If abortion is a woman's health issue, is pregnancy a disease?
For some yes, and others want it. You could define it as an Std to be specific. But jokes aside the pregnancy is rarely the main issue when its about health but what risks and side effects come with pregnancy can be important.

[msmissydc]

19. If the family structure is oppressively patriarchal, why are most households run by women?
I dont think that is true. How is "running household" defined? Also I dont neccesarily agree with the statement to begin with. Yes traditional households makes women dependent on their men which can be bad. But if we can able to choose what kind of family structure we want this problem is non existent.
20. If Democrats are so opposed to income inequality, why are most of the super-rich now of that persuasion?
As @loveslongnails was saying this seems to be not true. Even if it would be the case it would just mean, that democrats have the more fair super rich. There is literally a kind of "club" millionaires for max tax increase, some of them know what they earn can help others and think if goverment is involved in it it is better distributed.

[jshm2]

Those are nothing to do with "woke," dumbass.

[ChefPapiChulo]

Lmao