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Midnight Writer

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36. "Woke" means practicing the teachings of Jesus Christ.

Reply to Cyrano (Original post)

Wed Dec 14, 2022, 01:44 PM

Dec 2022

Read the Bible. His Words are often printed in red.

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I mean, really. What does "Woke" mean? [View all] Cyrano Dec 2022 OP

My definition is intelligent. gab13by13 Dec 2022 #1

We are woke to their phony bullshit and lies.. Beachnutt Dec 2022 #2

You know what the Wilhelm Scream is, right? That scream that appears in like half of all movies? ck4829 Dec 2022 #3

Thanks for the song. I'm fascinated by the Wilhelm Scream. nolabear Dec 2022 #27

Don't let the extremist far right usurp the word woke. PuraVidaDreamin Dec 2022 #4

Don't know but definally whatever it is ...... Lovie777 Dec 2022 #5

I'm starting to equate it with: educated. nt BootinUp Dec 2022 #6

Critical thinking opposition Freethinker65 Dec 2022 #7

Yes remember politically correct, where has that gone. Woke is so much shorter Walleye Dec 2022 #11

Politically aware is more like it. brush Dec 2022 #30

Just saw this on Facebook Maeve Dec 2022 #8

Awakened. twodogsbarking Dec 2022 #9

Exactly! marybourg Dec 2022 #35

"Woke", opposite of being asleep in an imaginary world ... sanatanadharma Dec 2022 #10

Excellent! +1 CrispyQ Dec 2022 #15

Adult Johnny2X2X Dec 2022 #12

Better than 99.99% of the time... Orrex Dec 2022 #13

very true Redleg Dec 2022 #18

Woke is actually past tense of the verb to wake. It's remedial grammar lessons theyneed Walleye Dec 2022 #14

To me it means being aware of the plight of others Redleg Dec 2022 #16

to me the woke movement notemason Dec 2022 #17

DeSantis' lawyers were asked to define "woke" DeeDeeNY Dec 2022 #19

It's mostly saying or doing things which are positive towards minorities and women JI7 Dec 2022 #20

It doesn't mean anything. Mariana Dec 2022 #21

Being sensitive RussBLib Dec 2022 #22

My interpretation Diamond_Dog Dec 2022 #23

Conscious and in control of my own actions with respect to others. TigressDem Dec 2022 #24

it was a term in the Black community until it was appropriated by...guess who? GenXer47 Dec 2022 #25

Thanks for the link Cyrano Dec 2022 #29

Thank you. Ms. Toad Dec 2022 #33

It is a universal term MAGAts use for anything they disagree with. nt doc03 Dec 2022 #26

I say, "Thank you?" They don't know what it means anyway. haele Dec 2022 #28

It's a dogwhistle for "black". aocommunalpunch Dec 2022 #31

Our whole culture is built on sexism and racism. It is so pervasive that there is a lot of it that Scrivener7 Dec 2022 #32

"Woke" means having an independent thought free of the Fox / AM radio / megachurch mindset. Initech Dec 2022 #34

"Woke" means practicing the teachings of Jesus Christ. Midnight Writer Dec 2022 #36

A bit of history repeating itself ITAL Dec 2022 #37