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Wokeism

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Bjornebye Grand Master

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2 hours ago, TheHowieLama said:

 

ARed loves him some Nonce.

 

I'm in a gentleman's agreement with A Red not to comment on him or his endeavours. I'll stand by it despite his potential provocation (and vice-verse I expect) 

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I'm not into Dhal stuff but I always took those kinds of descriptions as being part of how he characterised the protagonist. His books seem to be about adults being viewed as cunts by kids, hence part

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According to the dictionary:   Woke - Having or marked by an active awareness of systemic injustices and prejudices, especially those related to civil and human rights.    Imagine not

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There's empathy and then there's finding something sexist, racist or transphobic in every little thing in life and going on about it non-stop online.   The former is sound, the latter is a p

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16 hours ago, TheHowieLama said:

 

The phrase began as Stay Woke - meaning look the fuck out for your own physical safety. Literally.


No. 

 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/woke-meaning-word-history-b1790787.html?amp

 

https://tiffanymarkman.medium.com/the-evolution-of-woke-865c4e826e7f

 

 

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2 hours ago, Skidfingers McGonical said:


No. 

 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/woke-meaning-word-history-b1790787.html?amp

 

https://tiffanymarkman.medium.com/the-evolution-of-woke-865c4e826e7f

 

 

With all due respect to Tiffany Markham and her knowledge of 1930's Southern America - yes.

 

 

 

You can google Scottsboro Boys or Ruby Bates to get some context.

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On 03/04/2023 at 08:28, Jack the Sipper said:

Turns out it's wokeness that's putting kids and women in danger, not the cunts going after them. Expect a lot more of this 'blame everyfuckingthing on the woke' bollocks leading up to the next election, 'cos God know the Tories don't have a record of achievement they can run on.

 

Front page of the Daily Express for 3 April

Also, it's not 13 years of Tory greed, corruption and negligence that has fucked the economy.

 

Can you guess what it is?

https://www.itv.com/news/2023-04-11/liz-truss-to-blame-woke-culture-for-high-taxes-in-us-speech 

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