Woke: adj., pejorative. A woke individual is someone who: (1) fully agrees with the current radical neo-Marxist agenda on race, gender, climate, abortion, education and DEI; (2) believes (without good reason or empirical evidence) that American society is intentionally set-up to oppress and discriminate against certain groups and perpetuate other evils; (3) advocates governmental and private-sector action as appropriate and necessary tools to redress these perceived wrongs (e.g., pay reparations, remove AP calculus from the curriculum, ban gas stoves and plastic straws and engage in reverse discrimination via admissions and hiring quotas intended to socially engineer educational and career outcomes); (4) refuses to engage in free and rational discourse to resolve differences of opinion with others on these matters; and (5) supports governmental and private-sector action (e.g., Twitter, Stanford Law School) to cancel, silence, deplatform and shout-down those who disagree.
The author of the email that attempts to define woke as "realizing an issue and bringing solutions to help those in need" is patently disingenuous and lacks basic integrity. By that definition, Ron DeSantis - you know, the guy who says "Florida is where Woke goes to Die" - is himself woke because he realizes an issue (the poisonous effect woke ideology has on education) and brings solutions to help those in need (e.g., getting porn off the bookshelves in Florida elementary schools).
Woke: adj., pejorative. A woke individual is someone who: (1) fully agrees with the current radical neo-Marxist agenda on race, gender, climate, abortion, education and DEI; (2) believes (without good reason or empirical evidence) that American society is intentionally set-up to oppress and discriminate against certain groups and perpetuate other evils; (3) advocates governmental and private-sector action as appropriate and necessary tools to redress these perceived wrongs (e.g., pay reparations, remove AP calculus from the curriculum, ban gas stoves and plastic straws and engage in reverse discrimination via admissions and hiring quotas intended to socially engineer educational and career outcomes); (4) refuses to engage in free and rational discourse to resolve differences of opinion with others on these matters; and (5) supports governmental and private-sector action (e.g., Twitter, Stanford Law School) to cancel, silence, deplatform and shout-down those who disagree.
Is that clear enough for you, Leftist?
Excellent. Did you write that? Can I share it?
Absolutely, you can share it. I wrote most it; I borrowed parts of it from a recent NR article addressing whether there is a good working definition of the term: https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/03/how-to-define-woke/
The author of the email that attempts to define woke as "realizing an issue and bringing solutions to help those in need" is patently disingenuous and lacks basic integrity. By that definition, Ron DeSantis - you know, the guy who says "Florida is where Woke goes to Die" - is himself woke because he realizes an issue (the poisonous effect woke ideology has on education) and brings solutions to help those in need (e.g., getting porn off the bookshelves in Florida elementary schools).
You're not fooling anyone, Leftist!