What is wokeism?

[Fan-T Pashtunistan]

The term "woke" and it's derivatives have been used in a positive and a negative way in politics, especially recently (despite the term's roots stretching to the 1950s).
Here I will attempt a definition
(A difficult task, as anyone, feminist or anti-feminist, will tell you is true of defining feminism as well).
My answer

Wokeism is a sociologically-focused, left-wing philosophy, where the cultural war takes the place that the class struggle held for the old left (such as Marxists).

[Adamede]

A boogeyman most of the time.

[Past beans]

I've always thought wokeism was an insult, not an actual term.

[Fan-T Pashtunistan]

I've always thought wokeism was an insult, not an actual term.

Maybe the "-Ism" bit is. Like how racists call themselves "racist scientists" etcetera.

A boogeyman most of the time.

Possibly actually, seeing as most of the British population still don't have university degrees and most of the world is Asia or Africa in any case.

[El Lazaro]

“Wokeism” is a gibberish snarl word. Defining it makes less sense than clarifying what obamunism entails.

[Eden Ultima]

The term "woke" and it's derivatives have been used in a positive and a negative way in politics, especially recently (despite the term's roots stretching to the 1950s).
Here I will attempt a definition
(A difficult task, as anyone, feminist or anti-feminist, will tell you is true of defining feminism as well).
My answer

Wokeism is a sociologically-focused, left-wing philosophy, where the cultural war takes the place that the class struggle held for the old left (such as Marxists).

It's bull@#$% . Utterly worthless bull!@#$.

[Unojo]

When you wake up.

[Nyetoa]

When you wake up.

[Fan-T Pashtunistan]

The term "woke" and it's derivatives have been used in a positive and a negative way in politics, especially recently (despite the term's roots stretching to the 1950s).
Here I will attempt a definition
(A difficult task, as anyone, feminist or anti-feminist, will tell you is true of defining feminism as well).
My answer

Wokeism is a sociologically-focused, left-wing philosophy, where the cultural war takes the place that the class struggle held for the old left (such as Marxists).

It's bull@#$% . Utterly worthless bull!@#$.

I agree. I wish more students at my university did.

“Wokeism” is a gibberish snarl word. Defining it makes less sense than clarifying what obamunism entails.

Obamunism is a contradiction in terms (at least in this world) because of Obama and communism, there's nothing in wokeism (at least as I have defined it) that's a contradiction.

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If you feel that way, why are you using a similar of traditional masculinity?

[Cameroon african state TNO rp]

how the F*CFKFFJJJJRR is this getting side tracked 8 posts in

[Necroghastia]

A meaningless buzzword used by conservatives in the same way as cultural bolshevism once was.

[Portzania]

Does not exist, but it's a great buzz word for controlling conservatives

[Fan-T Pashtunistan]

A meaningless buzzword used by conservatives in the same way as cultural bolshevism once was.

Did you actually see my definition before deciding whether you agree with it or not?
Ok, what's wrong with my definition?
And is Slavoj Zizek a conservative?

Does not exist, but it's a great buzz word for controlling conservatives

And Marxists from Yugoslavia, apparently.

[Striagro Uspil]

In the beginning, being "woke" was a term used for someone who is aware of racial discrimination in society and other forms of oppression and injustice. Over time however, it has been used as a pejorative for (usually right or center-leaning) people who take wokism too far: those of label everything as racist and sexist because of systemic oppression and patriarchy, all white people are oppressors and have white privilege, only white people can be racist, masculinity is toxic, etc., etc.

[El Lazaro]

A meaningless buzzword used by conservatives in the same way as cultural bolshevism once was.

“Conservatives” is too generous of a euphemism

[Kenjino]

A word you use to artificially create a reason to make something the boogeyman of the week when you don’t have an actual reason

[Past beans]

I've always thought wokeism was an insult, not an actual term.

Maybe the "-Ism" bit is. Like how racists call themselves "racist scientists" etcetera.

A boogeyman most of the time.

Possibly actually, seeing as most of the British population still don't have university degrees and most of the world is Asia or Africa in any case.

I've literally never heard anyone call themselves a racist scientist.

[Fan-T Pashtunistan]

A meaningless buzzword used by conservatives in the same way as cultural bolshevism once was.

“Conservatives” is too generous of a euphemism

Is Slavoj Zizek a fascist?
Are right-libertarians fascists?
Are classical liberals fascist?
Who then, is not a fascist?

I've literally never heard anyone call themselves a racist scientist.

It was a typo I meant racists "call themselves 'race scientists'".

[Regnum Alea Spaceflee]

Mental deterioration on an international level, or just a bunch of hoo-ha.

[Cameroon african state TNO rp]

In the beginning, being "woke" was a term used for someone who is aware of racial discrimination in society and other forms of oppression and injustice. Over time however, it has been used as a pejorative for (usually right or center-leaning) people who take wokism too far: those of label everything as racist and sexist because of systemic oppression and patriarchy, all white people are oppressors and have white privilege, only white people can be racist, masculinity is toxic, etc., etc.

you are, absolutely fricking correct my guy

[Fan-T Pashtunistan]

A word you use to artificially create a reason to make something the boogeyman of the week when you don’t have an actual reason

Ok, and what is the definition of this "fictional" bogeyman? Fictional entities can still be defined, for example, the dictionary has a definition of a unicorn

[El Lazaro]

“Conservatives” is too generous of a euphemism

Is Slavoj Zizek a fascist?
Are right-libertarians fascists?
Are classical liberals fascist?
Who then, is not a fascist?

I've literally never heard anyone call themselves a racist scientist.

It was a typo I meant racists "call themselves 'race scientists'".

What?

[Eahland]

"Wokeism" is how bigots say "not being a bigot".

[Fan-T Pashtunistan]

Is Slavoj Zizek a fascist?
Are right-libertarians fascists?
Are classical liberals fascist?
Who then, is not a fascist?

It was a typo I meant racists "call themselves 'race scientists'".

What?

Yeah like the Nazis called themselves "race scientists", look it up.
And all the groups and the individual I named oppose wokeism, is everyone from a classical liberal to a Marxist "fascist"?

"Wokeism" is how bigots say "not being a bigot".

Finally, someone who addresses the argument rather than using the "it's a made-up word card" (Which is true, all words are made-up).
So, if, hypothetically, I believe there are natural differences in the brains of men and women, I am a bigot?

[Regnum Alea Spaceflee]

What?

Yeah like the Nazis called themselves "race scientists", look it up.
And all the groups and the individual I named oppose wokeism, is everyone from a classical liberal to a Marxist "fascist"?

I do not oppose being "Woke" (I have to put in into quotes as the word has pretty much no meaning anymore other than cancel culture.) but "Wokeism" seems to be a Wee bit extreme.