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What does any of this have to do with how the word 'woke' was used?

The word 'woke' has one applicable dictionary definition (and not thousands of years of teachings, etc.) which doesn't align with how I see it used. I'm not asking for a theology lesson, just how OP intended their usage of 'woke' to be interpreted by the reader.

This isn't some 'gotcha' question or start of a debate. I literally am just not understanding what 'woke' is intended to convey, outside of the dictionary definition, especially when used in a derogatory or negative way. Your comment does literally 0 to answer the question, and I fail to see how it is even related.



(I engaged in pointless argument here. The quotes below are sufficient.)


>I thought you were playing dumb. Maybe you are? Maybe not?

What part of 'genuine question' is confusing? Isn't there some rule here about reading comments in the best light, not the worst?

>You chose a self-presented definition of wokeism that makes it sound unobjectionable.

No, I chose the definition supplied by Oxford Language when searching for 'definition of woke'.

>Understanding your post not to be a good-faith question but an argument in favor of wokeism

Seems rather uncharitable.

Can you tell me how I, in the future, can ask for a colloquial definition (which doesn't match dictionary definitions) so that it doesn't confuse people into thinking I'm somehow a proponent of said word/phrase/etc? Apparently 'genuine question' isn't interpreted as genuine.




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