Is " WOKE" the new GOP dog whistle?

[sensible don]

DESantos sure thinks so, geezus he uses that word over and over and over and over again. That Churchill imitation speech was really, really bad Gilligan ! Does he want to go to war with US Citizens now?

Woke now means anything the GOP cultists don't like it seems doesn't it.

Anyone here care to share with the sane people what "WOKE" means?

What Does 'Woke' Mean? | Merriam-Webster

Stay woke became a watch word in parts of the black community for those who were self-aware, questioning the dominant paradigm and striving for something better. But stay woke and woke became part of a wider discussion in 2014, immediately following the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. The word woke became entwined with the Black Lives Matter movement; instead of just being a word that signaled awareness of injustice or racial tension, it became a word of action. Activists were woke and called on others to stay woke.

Like many other terms from black culture that have been taken into the mainstream, woke is gaining broader uses. It’s now seeing use as an adjective to refer to places where woke people commune: woke Twitter has very recently taken off as the shorthand for describing social-media activists. The broader uses of woke are still very much in flux, and there are some who are woke to the broader implications of woke:

 

[sensible don]

Asked what “woke” means more generally, [Desantis’ General Counsel Ryan] Newman said “it would be the belief there are systemic injustices in American society and the need to address them.”
Newman added that DeSantis doesn’t believe there are systemic injustices in the U.S. He also emphasized he believed Warren’s “wokeism” led him to sign the pledge not to prosecute abortion crimes, the primary factor that led to his suspension.

It’s important to remember that Ron DeSantis can’t hide behind the excuse of ignorance or incompetence, as former President Trump often did. Surely, during his undergraduate coursework at Yale or his law studies at Harvard, DeSantis encountered some discussion of redlining, environmental racism, discriminatory policing, or any of the other injustices that might be described as “systemic.” DeSantis knows that these exist, but in denying them, he divorces his actions from historical context and gives himself cover to perform stunts like arresting (mostly Black) Floridians for registering to vote when they didn’t know they had been barred from doing so. If DeSantis says “woke” often and loud enough, he just might be able to distract voters from the retrograde nature of the policies he’s enacted.

 

[Dawg]

At least your Governor is a Veteran
and you claim to have bought your granddaughter a 47 acre farm so you must think Florida is on the right track!

 

[bdtex]

Woke now means anything the GOP cultists don't like it seems doesn't it.

It's very appealing to the simple minds of the GOP base and even simpler minds of MAGA.

 

[Dawg]

It's very appealing to the simple minds of the GOP base and even simpler minds of MAGA.

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Like anything Confederate?
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[TBLee]

Woke has not done well for Bud Light or Target. Just sayin’

 

[Colorforms]

The left calls itself "woke". The right didn't define it, the left did. And now, when the right calls them out for being woke, they whine like children.

 

[Dawg]

Woke has not done well for Bud Light or Target. Just sayin’

$25+Billion loses and counting
Parents are piss'd and should be
Fights erupt as California parents protest Pride event at elementary school: 'They're too young' (msn.com)
So glad when my kids where 8 I didn't have to deal with this BS, I'd do as these parents or worse.

 

[now_what]

I’d rather be called “woke” than the opposite of woke - a racist, sexist, fearful bigot. Just sayin.

 

[TBLee]

The left calls itself "woke". The right didn't define it, the left did. And now, when the right calls them out for being woke, they whine like children.

The backlash will continue and as it hits some of these major companies financially perhaps they will realize some decisions need more thought. If not..then so be it. Their stocks will continue to drop.

 

[now_what]

The backlash will continue and as it hits some of these major companies financially perhaps they will realize some decisions need more thought. If not..then so be it. Their stocks will continue to drop.

Nope, doesn’t work. Everyone said the NFL was done. Nike and all sorts of others. Nobody cares if bigoted conservatives stay away. It makes them lucky if you ask most Americans.

 

[Jack4freedom]

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So will Bud and Disneyland. Only morons are jumping on the DeSantis gimmick. This is all they got along with Hunter’s laptop and Joe Tripping over a microphone cord. Desperate bullshit tactic that wI’ll never work.

 

[Boca]

DESantos sure thinks so, geezus he uses that word over and over and over and over again. That Churchill imitation speech was really, really bad Gilligan ! Does he want to go to war with US Citizens now?

Woke now means anything the GOP cultists don't like it seems doesn't it.

Anyone here care to share with the sane people what "WOKE" means?

What Does 'Woke' Mean? | Merriam-Webster

Stay woke became a watch word in parts of the black community for those who were self-aware, questioning the dominant paradigm and striving for something better. But stay woke and woke became part of a wider discussion in 2014, immediately following the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. The word woke became entwined with the Black Lives Matter movement; instead of just being a word that signaled awareness of injustice or racial tension, it became a word of action. Activists were woke and called on others to stay woke.

Like many other terms from black culture that have been taken into the mainstream, woke is gaining broader uses. It’s now seeing use as an adjective to refer to places where woke people commune: woke Twitter has very recently taken off as the shorthand for describing social-media activists. The broader uses of woke are still very much in flux, and there are some who are woke to the broader implications of woke:

Pride Month really has you energized.

 

[write on]

Woke has not done well for Bud Light or Target. Just sayin’

For sure not for capitalism.

hmm

To me, that is being 'woke'

 

[TBLee]

For sure not for capitalism.

hmm

To me, that is being 'woke'

Of course it does...LOL.

 

[write on]

Of course it does...LOL.

Well, the term didn't work out as good as the right wing intended, did it? It's like sensible don said- it's a dog whistle that is now being ridiculed.

 

[TBLee]

Well, the term didn't work out as good as the right wing intended, did it? It's like sensible don said- it's a dog whistle that is now being ridiculed.

Nah...it hitting Target hard, and Bud Light is losing ground quickly. It is up to each and every individual to decide where they want to draw the line. It appears many are doing so. It comes down to profits for big companies and now they are paying the price.

 

[write on]

Nah...it hitting Target hard, and Bud Light is losing ground quickly. It is up to each and every individual to decide where they want to draw the line. It appears many are doing so. It comes down to profits for big companies and now they are paying the price.

Well hell, I guess I'll start shopping at Target more than I have been.

Of course it's up to any individual to shop wherever they want. But don't be 'woke' about it while spitting in the eye of capitalism because of right wing bigotry.

 

[TBLee]

Well hell, I guess I'll start shopping at Target more than I have been.

Of course it's up to any individual to shop wherever they want. But don't be 'woke' about it while spitting in the eye of capitalism because of right wing bigotry.

You are an absolute hoot. Life is about choices. Good and bad.

 

[write on]

You are an absolute hoot. Life is about choices. Good and bad.

The truth stings a bit, doesn't it?