General Discussion

Tadpole Raisin

(1,977 posts)

11. Woke is the lazy man's way for describing anything you don't like while avoiding

Reply to Trueblue1968 (Original post)

Sat Jul 2, 2022, 10:26 AM

Jul 2022

the need to explain your position because you can just smile with your compatriots as they nod knowingly.

Ask them what it means and they are unable to define it.
I won’t tolerate someone using that word without demanding they define it. It’s impossible for them and only shows their narrow minded selfishness and hypocrisy.

‘Woke’ belongs on the junk heap along with ‘elite’ and a bunch of other useless pissant charged words.

All righty!

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

69 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

what is WOKE ??? It turns out, "Woke" is Republican-speak for an [View all] Trueblue1968 Jul 2022 OP

It's a jaded, pseudo-intellectual extension of "radical left" which can be used more widely nt Shermann Jul 2022 #1

Woke is the possession of three dimensional thought. 🤣 TheBlackAdder Jul 2022 #49

THANK YOU DU for giving my post so many recommendations & replies !!! . Thanks friends Trueblue1968 Jul 2022 #55

Well? It's a SUPERB and tremendously thought-provoking post. calimary Jul 2022 #64

Exactly Timeflyer Jul 2022 #2

sign me up! (n/t) MissMillie Jul 2022 #3

Been WOKE all my life.. and proud of it. secondwind Jul 2022 #4

One synonym might be.. thomski64 Jul 2022 #45

antonyms include "gauche". lambchopp59 Jul 2022 #61

The one thing my mom brought us up strongly on, was being considerate of other people's feelings Walleye Jul 2022 #5

Dunno. Me too as far as be considerate of others upbringing, but honesty was the highest value. TigressDem Jul 2022 #51

Define it by its opposites: SCantiGOP Jul 2022 #6

gauche lambchopp59 Jul 2022 #62

"Bleeding Heart Liberal." Kid Berwyn Jul 2022 #7

"Secular humanism" also scary! hibbing Jul 2022 #8

Woke is the new word for what used to be referred to as Politically Correct Cozmo Jul 2022 #9

+1 gulliver Jul 2022 #16

Bingo! callous taoboy Jul 2022 #25

Exactly. nt crickets Jul 2022 #34

And a big bonus for the tighty righties: easy to say and spell yonder Jul 2022 #48

yes. limbaugh used it all the time to defend racist sexist republicans and he was the biggest actual certainot Jul 2022 #57

It's just another example of the right taking a word that is in MineralMan Jul 2022 #10

Right, you are MM and there's another aspect. Kinda like an elephant in the room. jaxexpat Jul 2022 #36

Woke is the lazy man's way for describing anything you don't like while avoiding Tadpole Raisin Jul 2022 #11

That must get awkward. plimsoll Jul 2022 #26

Woke is... Takket Jul 2022 #12

Repugs use of Woke KS Toronado Jul 2022 #13

I only recently realized "woke" is the new reichwing dogwhistle word for the old "n****rlovin'" ... eppur_se_muova Jul 2022 #14

woke race traitor DBoon Jul 2022 #31

The opposite of WOKE is asleep, willfully blind, or... Martin Eden Jul 2022 #15

Woke is the normal state of Humanity. patphil Jul 2022 #17

The newest slur...it's all the repukes can do... The Unmitigated Gall Jul 2022 #18

"Woke" is bad word to begin with and was further ruined through usage gulliver Jul 2022 #19

"'Woke' is bad word to begin with" BumRushDaShow Jul 2022 #23

A better question -- what's the opposite of woke? vlyons Jul 2022 #20

Awakened Mr. Steve Jul 2022 #21

"Woke" is the new "Antifa" In It to Win It Jul 2022 #22

thank you. another is im more patriotic than you or communist. AllaN01Bear Jul 2022 #24

The opposite of WOKE, of course, is ASLEEP. I wonder if any of the right-wing people PatrickforB Jul 2022 #27

From the current position of the Right... dchill Jul 2022 #50

We talked about what to say if someone says "you sound woke". TNNurse Jul 2022 #28

Once I see the word "woke" used in almost any context I stop reading. Botany Jul 2022 #29

Used to be "political correctness" said in a disparaging tone central scrutinizer Jul 2022 #30

Some people are saying Jesus Christ was "woke." sop Jul 2022 #32

They'd rather be asleep IronLionZion Jul 2022 #33

Recommended. H2O Man Jul 2022 #35

Then I'm woke... lees1975 Jul 2022 #37

I'm pretty sure everything is a dog-whistle for Repukes FakeNoose Jul 2022 #38

Woke is becoming meaningless TheFarseer Jul 2022 #39

Ashli Babbitt said she was 'woke'. keithbvadu2 Jul 2022 #40

I'v been hearing people all over (eveJapan, New Zealand) using the term "woke" as kind of ultra-PC Martin68 Jul 2022 #41

Just one of many ways the repugs try to disparage anyone else SouthernDem4ever Jul 2022 #42

never understood llashram Jul 2022 #43

Taking the place of "Librul"? nt Ilsa Jul 2022 #44

That actually sums up the despicable behavior quite well. They hate anything progressive or helpful Evolve Dammit Jul 2022 #46

It is nothing more than another GOP trigger word for their dull-minded, hate-blinded followers Scalded Nun Jul 2022 #47

"Woke" is the latest GOP way to appropriate and demonize a word describing liberals using conflation andym Jul 2022 #52

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY THE REPUBLICAN PARTY HAS NOTHING ITS RUNNING ON YoshidaYui Jul 2022 #53

I could be wrong, but it seems to me the GOP has been running on fear and hate for a long time. calimary Jul 2022 #68

agreed YoshidaYui Jul 2022 #69

"Woke" is anyone who has an opinion that is not of the Fox News Channel. Initech Jul 2022 #54

they say it like it's a bad thing. IcyPeas Jul 2022 #56

They use the word 'Woke' instead of Frostlight Jul 2022 #58

For along time it was "Bleeding Heart." soldierant Jul 2022 #59

K&R MustLoveBeagles Jul 2022 #60

There's an interesting history of the term "Woke" ... Old Crow Jul 2022 #63

Great commentary! Richard58 Jul 2022 #65

QOP are heartless thugs IngridsLittleAngel Jul 2022 #66

Worth noting that right-wingers have their own version of "woke" rlegro Jul 2022 #67