It's just bullying. "Wokeism" gives bullies the opportunity to bully in socially acceptable ways. Note the comments in this thread defending the mobs.
If wokeism wasn't around, they'd find something else to oppress people. Ironically, these people would've been _great_ racists in a different time.
The problem is bullying. I don't know why it's so hard for people to recognize when they agree with the bully, but these sorts of tactics are never acceptable.
It's incredibly damaging to the cause of social justice. These assholes become the de-facto voice/face of the movement they claim to support, and destroy it.
"Woke" white bullies took over the movement, and are once again telling minorities what's good for them and how they should feel, all while alienating any potential converts. It's actually pretty darkly, depressingly hilarious.
Being "woke" is black freedom fighter slang that described an understanding of the case for reparations and police reform. It is being bastardized by people with an agenda in the dominant white society with the help of the media to undermine and/or distract from that movement.
Understand that by misusing that slang, you are also assisting them in doing the same. People that understand the actual definition correctly expect there is malicious ulterior intent when it is wrongly invoked, like in your earlier comments.
Yeah, it sucks. Throughout the years I've witnessed many examples of the damage these people cause. It doesn't matter who the target is, only that it's socially acceptable to ruin their life. People have disagreements here on HN but I've literally never seen an instance where someone called up someone actually else's employer to demand that the person be fired because of online comments.
abandonliberty|4 years ago
If wokeism wasn't around, they'd find something else to oppress people. Ironically, these people would've been _great_ racists in a different time.
The problem is bullying. I don't know why it's so hard for people to recognize when they agree with the bully, but these sorts of tactics are never acceptable.
It's incredibly damaging to the cause of social justice. These assholes become the de-facto voice/face of the movement they claim to support, and destroy it.
"Woke" white bullies took over the movement, and are once again telling minorities what's good for them and how they should feel, all while alienating any potential converts. It's actually pretty darkly, depressingly hilarious.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/danabrownlee/2021/04/19/why-whi...
ashwagary|4 years ago
Understand that by misusing that slang, you are also assisting them in doing the same. People that understand the actual definition correctly expect there is malicious ulterior intent when it is wrongly invoked, like in your earlier comments.
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matheusmoreira|4 years ago