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Dr. Z is very woke about woke.
I don’t think so. You probably need to try it out on Dr Z and record the reaction.Isn’t “woke” just short for “woken” or “awoken”, two words already in the English language?
Alfred Deakin championed social justice initiatives such as workers' rights, accessible banking, and financial support for the elderly. Sounds woke to me.
Alfred Deakin championed social justice initiatives such as workers' rights, accessible banking, and financial support for the elderly. Sounds woke to me.
I belong to the same group as an unambiguously good thing. I also add something evil to this group. They are now connected. If you criticise the evil thing, you are also against the unambiguously good thing, because I have for dishonest rhetorical reasons connected them. I now reduce the dichotomy to two choices. My side, which includes the unumbigiously good thing, and your side which is different. There is no other sides. When I argue I will ignore the evil thing on my side and pretend it's not there.
Woke isn't about actual awareness. It's about theatrically demonstrating it. It's demonstrating that you know the current vogue cultural sensitivity phrase, completely decoupled from any real awareness.
For some people I agree. For all people, nah bruh.
Not to mention the fact that he's attacking me for being "woke" while I live in the inner city, in a low income area, have had an inactive Facebook for long enough people could think I died, and would not hesitate to feed someone their teeth if the situation demanded it.Dr. Z wants to categorize so many people into his definition of "woke", ie the feckless liberal living in an upper class white neighborhood with no minorities (other than the help), whose commitment to social injustice amounts to changing their Facebook image or Gwenth Paltrow.Ok. How can you tell if a person isn't aware of social injustices? What's the tell? You can't.
Never said I could. Is this supposed to mean no one on planet earth has ever been nor can they ever be aware of social injustices?
Woke isn't about actual awareness. It's about theatrically demonstrating it. It's demonstrating that you know the current vogue cultural sensitivity phrase, completely decoupled from any real awareness.
For some people I agree. For all people, nah bruh.
The way you phrased your statement is like saying, "When did you stop beating your wife?" You're framing the narrative to put the onus on the other person to prove they are aware. It's incredibly manipulative, passive aggressive and toxic as fuck.
That is not the way I phrased it at all. That's is how you read it.
And while those people do exist, "woke" in America, the label as used by Republicans / alt-right is targeting Democrats in general.. and their radicalness. It isn't actually referencing anything in particular.
Well, I will defer to his expertise on this issue. And all the other American culture aspects he’s an expert on.I don’t think so. You probably need to try it out on Dr Z and record the reaction.Isn’t “woke” just short for “woken” or “awoken”, two words already in the English language?
“Why do you hate awoken so much Dr Z?”
It might not carry the same force as woke.
A wise choice. If you want to know anything about American social or political attitudes and leanings, best to consult a Swede.Well, I will defer to his expertise on this issue. And all the other American culture aspects he’s an expert on.I don’t think so. You probably need to try it out on Dr Z and record the reaction.Isn’t “woke” just short for “woken” or “awoken”, two words already in the English language?
“Why do you hate awoken so much Dr Z?”
It might not carry the same force as woke.
Is this a metaphorical Aussie or a literal one?A wise choice. If you want to know anything about American social or political attitudes and leanings, best to consult a Swede.Well, I will defer to his expertise on this issue. And all the other American culture aspects he’s an expert on.I don’t think so. You probably need to try it out on Dr Z and record the reaction.Isn’t “woke” just short for “woken” or “awoken”, two words already in the English language?
“Why do you hate awoken so much Dr Z?”
It might not carry the same force as woke.
In an emergency, an Aussie will do (but if you consult an Aussie, beware: I am told that some are totally fascinated with Trump).
WTF? Do you think I want to get flung off a cliff or something?Is this a metaphorical Aussie or a literal one?
My issue with your stance is that you appear to be fully 'woke' and seem to be trying to deny it, even if your definition of woke is not as liberal as some other definitions of what it means to be woke.Alfred Deakin championed social justice initiatives such as workers' rights, accessible banking, and financial support for the elderly. Sounds woke to me.
I belong to the same group as an unambiguously good thing. I also add something evil to this group. They are now connected. If you criticise the evil thing, you are also against the unambiguously good thing, because I have for dishonest rhetorical reasons connected them. I now reduce the dichotomy to two choices. My side, which includes the unumbigiously good thing, and your side which is different. There is no other sides. When I argue I will ignore the evil thing on my side and pretend it's not there.
An African or European Aussie?Is this a metaphorical Aussie or a literal one?A wise choice. If you want to know anything about American social or political attitudes and leanings, best to consult a Swede.Well, I will defer to his expertise on this issue. And all the other American culture aspects he’s an expert on.I don’t think so. You probably need to try it out on Dr Z and record the reaction.Isn’t “woke” just short for “woken” or “awoken”, two words already in the English language?
“Why do you hate awoken so much Dr Z?”
It might not carry the same force as woke.
In an emergency, an Aussie will do (but if you consult an Aussie, beware: I am told that some are totally fascinated with Trump).
Dunno, but they will for sure be unladen.An African or European Aussie?Is this a metaphorical Aussie or a literal one?A wise choice. If you want to know anything about American social or political attitudes and leanings, best to consult a Swede.Well, I will defer to his expertise on this issue. And all the other American culture aspects he’s an expert on.I don’t think so. You probably need to try it out on Dr Z and record the reaction.Isn’t “woke” just short for “woken” or “awoken”, two words already in the English language?
“Why do you hate awoken so much Dr Z?”
It might not carry the same force as woke.
In an emergency, an Aussie will do (but if you consult an Aussie, beware: I am told that some are totally fascinated with Trump).
Well, I for one think I'm ready to be done with the shitty metaphor derails, thanks, so please stop (ok, I'm done for real now, please don't throw me off a cliff).Dunno, but they will for sure be unladen.An African or European Aussie?Is this a metaphorical Aussie or a literal one?A wise choice. If you want to know anything about American social or political attitudes and leanings, best to consult a Swede.Well, I will defer to his expertise on this issue. And all the other American culture aspects he’s an expert on.I don’t think so. You probably need to try it out on Dr Z and record the reaction.Isn’t “woke” just short for “woken” or “awoken”, two words already in the English language?
“Why do you hate awoken so much Dr Z?”
It might not carry the same force as woke.
In an emergency, an Aussie will do (but if you consult an Aussie, beware: I am told that some are totally fascinated with Trump).
Dude, you are giving nothing to work with here!Well, I for one think I'm ready to be done with the shitty metaphor derails, thanks, so please stop (ok, I'm done for real now, please don't throw me off a cliff).Dunno, but they will for sure be unladen.An African or European Aussie?
So did the Khmer Rouge.Alfred Deakin championed social justice initiatives such as workers' rights, accessible banking, and financial support for the elderly. Sounds woke to me.