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What it means to be “woke”

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by durvasa, Apr 19, 2022.

  1. durvasa

    durvasa Member

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    You are describing two conditions here: results in needless activity (i.e. trying to solve a problem that doesn’t exist) and not considering the totality of who may be affected.

    A prime recent example of “wokeness” that made much news in the last 10 years was sports athletes silently protesting against what they perceive to be systemic and pervasive racial injustice during the playing of the national anthem. I understand why you might think this act of protest is unnecessary, but how is it inconsiderate? That’s an example of something that harms no one, but maybe hurts the feelings of certain types of conservatives. Does this qualify as “woke” in your mind?
     
  2. ROXRAN

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    I don’t agree with it myself but not everything I disagree with has to be woke keep in mind - However I’m kinda opposite on what you touched on I do think it was necessary for those affected but I think the consideration could’ve been messaged out to veterans a little bit better from the jump

    For people on the right , I think it’s important to separate woke acts to political beliefs we don’t agree necessarily agree with - This is how we can achieve greater participation from those on the left from feeling like it’s an attack on everyone on the left
     
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  3. MojoMan

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    Wokesterism is a virulent cancer on our society. It must be and deserves to be treated accordingly.

    Case closed.
     
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  4. peleincubus

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    Are both of you white males? From the south of the US? Christian? I could go on... I wonder how much that shapes your opinions about the world. Perhaps you folks are incapable of empathy and are shaped from your environment and the people you grew up around. But hey wtf do i know right?
     
  5. MojoMan

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    Apparently not very much.
     
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    How does any of this mean it's ok to bully transgender people in school?
     
  7. peleincubus

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    So you are Black or Asian maybe? Not Christian? yea right. Cookie cutter mojoboy. Grew up believing everything you were spoon fed. Now you regurgitate your boring a** cartoons and propaganda without an original idea to claim. So powerful lol. I bet you even like sh*t music too.
     
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  8. MojoMan

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    You mad, bro?
     
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  9. ROXRAN

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    Does it bother the woke defender champions of D&D that they don’t have full support among trans women, and left leaning politic media types? I am detecting a lot of manifested frustration here…the pain is real
     
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  10. Nook

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    Disappointed.

    I wanted a worldstar beat down video with a LeBron James looking cheerleader crushing a 4'10" blonde girl..... instead it is just a weird guy on a soap box complaining about transgender people.
     
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  11. peleincubus

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    Just calling it as a white male myself. I bet you really do like crappy music. Just so boring and close minded. Carry on though! Copy/paste that next cartoon!!!
     
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  12. ROXRAN

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    I’m not close minded , I watch videos of a no op trans woman that trashes woke concepts and has 1 million followers on YouTube- God bless her. I love her. She’s amazing

     
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    As far as crappy music …well,..you got me there - here’s a small sample of my playlist while I’m at work :


     
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  14. DaDakota

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    Woke means you are aware of the issues and what are behind those issues, it means you are a caring person, a "We" over "Me" person in regards to society.

    It means that you believe it is beneficial to lift everyone up for the good of the country, not just a few.

    Being WOKE is a badge of honor and intelligence.

    DD
     
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    If this is caring, I want no part of it…thankfully there are good souls on the left, including media types and even part of the trans community that is doing their part to expose the vilification. I have hope we can come together when I see this united stance. We can beat the wokes we have them on the ropes and outnumbered and their numbers are dwindling. We need to put them in a reverse armbar and make them tap out for good

    The only holdovers are frustration crybabies that wonder why they can’t get everyone on the left with the same mindset
     
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  16. peleincubus

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    Based on that thumbnail. Some of those people are ridiculous and easy to make fun of. Just like someone that watches for example a ton of Alex Jones and evens spends money on his site for snake oil. Or, someone that goes to see televangelists in person and gives money to them and say racist things at home. They are easy to ridicule.

    Mojoman is just an easy person to make fun of. That guy that is sooo utterly unoriginal. The ultra political guy demonizes giant swaths of society as he is says are essentially evil.

    It’s no different than someone in your video that says all conservatives and/or white males are racist. Same coin just the other side.
     
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  17. Nook

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    Why would it? There are hundreds of millions of people in the USA. There are going to be outliers, there always has been and will be.

    What percentage of transgender people do you think agree with Blair?

    Hell there were Jews that supported Hitler.

    The left loves to believe they speak for everyone one that is in a minority.

    The right seems to think if they find a handful of exceptions that it means that the positions held by the left are destroyed.

    Neither is true.
     
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    When you are rich white Hollywood person
    And you superglue yourself cause it cost more to get non dairy milk

    @Os Trigonum @MojoMan
     
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    "Just shut up and dribble"...lol...so wrong...love it.
     
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  20. tinman

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    @AroundTheWorld
    We all know that they don’t know a damn thing about minorities
    This is why have no clue why their school board members and governors got destroyed in ‘their’ cities
    Do they know who the legal immigrants are?
     

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