What is your best definition of woke?

[IHaveRespawned]

Mine:

The aggressive, radical use of identity politics and sociopolitical engineering that challenges traditions and the status quo, often coupled with the idea that society is systemically racist, xenophobic, homophobic, or biased towards a class of people

Nailed it

It is broader than that

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[Anonymous]

Something that causes white men with nothing better to do than get triggered easily then force their opinions down others’ throats to feel validated and inflate one’s broken ego / deflated penis.

The real definition of woke was when you would make something political when it never had that sentiment in the first place, now it is a buzzword and damaged the validity like how The Left ruined “Nazi”, “Sexist”, “Fascist”. Totally revoked all / any real meaning. That is what the Right did to “Woke”.

People call everything that pisses them off “Woke”, I’ve seen people say certain YouTubers aren’t Woke when they literally showcased this: ‘🏳️‍🌈’ & ‘🏳️‍⚧️’ by their own stupidity it should be “Woke” though it isn’t according to some. They play favorites.

Woke is dumb because the people utilizing it is dumb.
How about instead of calling these “Woke”, you explain why it is not as good as the original.

I’ve seen reviews on YouTube, “Didn’t like the movie. Was woke”.
That isn’t a review.

This is a review, “Cane was a multi dimensional character, we saw his low moments and his high. We rode with him, had a firey belly for action and was intimate with his girl showcasing his soft sensitive side, now when you watch him on screen he is reduced to crappy one liners and Porn adjacent sex scenes. What happened to the Cane I used to know? 1 star out of 5! Absolute garbage”.(Not based on any movie in particular, just an example to get my point across that words, explanation, and comparison work better to proving a point than just one word).

[Opinion Owner]

P. S. I clicked “See Poll” which has majority of the choices lol

[Chazmatazz269]

In short, “woke” is a radical leftist ideology that promotes feelings over facts. It’s wholly divorced from the reason and rationale that traditional liberals previously used to actually achieve a great deal of meaningful progress. It’s usually dumb and it’s always overly emotional.
I will quote Justice Potter Stewart when i suggest that i don’t need to know the definition. “I know it when i see it.”

I couldn’t care less about conservatives using it as a pejorative. What matters is that sensible progressives are doing the same. That’s the evidence that wokeness is nothing short of radicalization.

[Miah06]

A ideology to turn our society in to a weak easily offended self victimizing society, so we can begin raging at eachother so much we ignore the government corruption.

[SotiCoto]

Woke IS the status quo now.
Generally speaking the word only comes up when extreme right-wing trash want to complain about gender being labelled as "Type A" or whatever in a game... or if a woman has a job... or if the cast isn't 50+% white people.
Basically it is American Politics... and American Politics are cancerous filth. Left Wing and Right Wing are the same shit but in a different direction. Both of them want to stamp on freedoms in the name of some authority figure or other. And when the word "woke" comes up in any context, it can only mean trouble.

[Syntosi]

Meh, pointless. Used to meant that you were politically aware, now the right-wing has tried to corrupt the language to mean any number of negative things. The actual meaning of the word today is basically personal since few people will have the same opinion anymore. The right-wing broke language (once again) because they were afraid of what that movement could become. Typical really.

[Anonymous]

Making whacky decisions based upon some flawed ideas in the wrong place.

Woke = im asleeping and denying reality until reality bites me.

here's an example... not sure he's still alive.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/1mTZjWePlxI

[Dongie]

It is a sliding scale to harness the opposite view of the opposition.

[SmokinAces2000]

There’s the actual definition of woke and then the retarded definition that idiots have used to describe anything that’s not a white male.

[IHaveRespawned]

What is the actual definition? I feel mine is pretty good.

[SmokinAces2000]

"Woke" has evolved from a call to action in the Black community to be aware of social injustices, to a broader term with different meanings depending on context. In its origin, "woke" meant being attentive to social issues and injustices, particularly those affecting Black people. It has also come to mean being aware of systemic inequalities and acting to challenge them.

[IHaveRespawned]

I will point out that leftists have pushed an agenda for years that promotes anyone but a white, straight, Christian or Jewish male. What is the hate all about for white men? Demographically speaking, people who are both white and male are actually a minority.

[IHaveRespawned]

There are an estimated 340 million people in the US. Less than 100 million are males that are white alone. That is less than a third of the US population. I don't even know if that demographic includes Hispanics or not.

[SmokinAces2000]

Conservatives have created an environment full of victimhood which is ironic since they say the same thing about liberals. Any time someone addresses racism they are anti white. Any time someone addresses homophobia they are pushing an agenda, any time someone addresses misogyny they hate men. There is no hate against white men. there's hate against racists including white men. I see why you would be offended since you’re a racist white man but don’t throw your entire demographic under the bus.

[IHaveRespawned]

We are also tired of the left's double standards.

If there was a hetero or straight pride parade, they are "homophobic"

If a white history month or white pride event was proposed, it is suddenly"racist".

If we had a white entertainment channel, it is "racist". Yet, there is BET.

Recently, a Christian event was terrorized by leftist agitators in Seattle.

There have been initiatives to promote or hire people based on race alone to meet their "diversity" quota, often emphasizing identity over competency and merit.

Workplaces have pushed their radical and controversial CRT and DEI ideologies, often mandating all employees to attend. I unfortunately sat through one that tried to enforce this idea of "white privilege", placing blame and fault on me because of my race. I was fired the next day for voicing opposition.

Leftists are often hostile towards straight, white, Christian men.

[Syntosi]

@IHaveRespawned
You literally just proved his point by trying so desperately to become the victim.

[SmokinAces2000]

@IHaveRespawned I’ve never once heard of any straight person that wasn’t homophobic making the claim that they deserve a straight pride parade. The fact is it’s not coming from a genuine place it’s said as a combative and homophobic idea and I know it, you know it, and anyone else who says the shit knows it. Every history month is white history month. Nothing can be made for black people without white people playing the victim. As for white pride it’s the same shit. BET was made because there wasn’t a network targeted to black people. Why would there be a white entertainment channel when that’s all of media. Again it’s not coming from a genuine place, it’s just something for white racists to say to play the victim. “Recently a Christian event was terrorized by leftist agitators in Seattle” okay? Religious groups have terrorized other groups and neither are okay but what does that have to do with anything? Unsurprisingly you don’t understand what DEI is and I’m not going to explain it to you. Judging from your posts you are extremely racist so if the story you said was true which I’d bet my last dollar that it’s not, then I really wonder what your idea of “opposition” is. “Leftists are often hostile towards straight, white, Christian men.” Not true and you’ve shown that you’re a perpetual victim.
“I’m racist and they call me out on my racism, they are racist against white people.” “I’m homophobic and they call me out on my homophobia, they hate straight people.” Victimhood mindset at its finest.

[SmokinAces2000]

@Syntosi The jokes write themselves. These people severely lack self awareness.

[slatyb]

"Woke" just means being informed. Well-informed people are more empathetic.

[exitseven]

You give a good definition. I usually say it the the opposite of common sense.

[beefcakebradybatson]

A truly woke person ala Yours Truly speaks out against injustices endured by oppressed people.

[Sal_Monella]

My definition is that it's going to be gone in two years.

[NaultD]

Anti left anti progress.

[IHaveRespawned]

Oh yeah, like shoving identity politics down our throats is "progress". The left hasn't done a better job than to divide us more based on classes of people. I had to endure this bullshit starting from the Obummer regime going forward.

[NaultD]

Look at don't ask don't tell time line. 1993 and 2011. That amount of bullshit individual "identity politics" get takes a transition period.

At the same time you can't take anything for granted. You have to follow through or get lynched murdered by your fellow peers.

Taking a step back is a death sentence for individuals.

[IHaveRespawned]

The PC bullshit exploded during the Obummer era. It really became mainstream and distracted everyone from REAL issues, for example, a struggling EMS system (which I am trying to raise awareness of).

[NaultD]

Emergency medical service? How so?

[IHaveRespawned]

Many areas are still within ambulance deserts. Many areas still lack EMS first responders that can arrive on scene and assess and treat until an ambulance arrives. Many existing ambulance services that rely on volunteers are shuttering their doors. EMS systems are struggling not only to grow, but to maintain what they already have. When you call 911, do you hope someone will arrive in a prompt manner? Many areas, especially rural ones, you are shit out of luck.

This is one example. Issues like these often go neglected. Instead, everyone wants to be distracted by woke bullshit.

[NaultD]

I would argue being upset on what you call "woke nonsense" is a largest distraction from real problems. Trans athlete breaks a leg they still need EMS.

It's the antiwoke taking away from EMS support.

I'm all in for single payer health care including ems support. It's the private health care insurance leeching off the average people.

[NaultD]

My biggest concern of right wing politics is being reactionary. So beginning 25 minutes in of this video is why being reactionary is not productive to life ambitions.

https://youtu.be/2nJDlm2Uz_Y?si=UWzNFwKnsTU7rmgA

[DonaldDarko]

Neo Marxist.

[DrPepper12]

Whatevs