Each and everyone to their own. I won’t criticise anyone on the grounds of race, gender or sexuality. That would be both wrong and unfair. But I won’t be using pronouns anytime soon, that imo, is taking it too far. |
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A sense of humour injected in here would be fun
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A sense of humour I do give to the forum OP. Positive vibes. I’m afraid after your post yesterday perhaps you could look a little closer to home for yours  |
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"I’m old enough to remember when being woke was a good thing. "
It's so confusing when words change meaning, or rather how they are used is changed.. Woke used to be woke but seems it now means cunt, sick used to mean sick but now means fucking awesome... Won't somebody please think of the children |
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I saw Bobbie Davro at my place of work a couple of weeks ago. He told a few jokes, some of them very near the knuckle. But he also mentioned losing his girlfriend to cancer last year. I remember getting the impression that he was depressed. Remember the song ‘Tears of a Clown?’ My point being that we can all say things in the moment that we might not usually say. It is wrong to judge people on words. It is deeds that matter. |
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Depends on your definition of woke I suppose.
I only see it used ironically or by people who refuse to accept the way the world is changing around them.
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OP I think a better term that might be more suitable for you is " cancel culture"
I'm all for stamping out racism, and all the other ism's and getting rid of ignorance and bigotry.
What I refuse to accept is people who censor others based on what they percive could be offensive to others without even asking the others if they are offended in any way.
I'll tell a quick story.
A few years ago I took part in a course for disabled awareness the lovely lady that hosted it was amazing disabled from birth and in a wheelchair.
The discussion basically went, she was explaining that for some people it's just not understanding or being scared to ask that could be mistaken for ignorance, people not knowing what to say and how to say it.
She explained obviously she can educate people if they ask her about specific needs or in what way to address her disability she can discuss this, some people generally really don't know how to approach disability and their default is ignore it take the piss, this can be changed.
What really pissed her off was able bodied people who assumed that they know what's best for her and other disabled people and making a decision on what they think is offensive to them.
As she said " I'm a grown woman I can make my own choices and decision's thank you"
Not some patronising shit who doesn't know her.
So whilst it's not exactly the same I believe this is where we are people choosing for others on what they percive as offensive without even asking the group in question.
OBVIOUSLY there's some things that anyone with half a brain cell would know is offensive.
It's the stuff a level or so down from that.
Who decides?? |
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"I’m old enough to remember when being woke was a good thing.
It's so confusing when words change meaning, or rather how they are used is changed.. Woke used to be woke but seems it now means cunt, sick used to mean sick but now means fucking awesome... Won't somebody please think of the children "
yeah words change meaning but woke wasn’t an evolution or slang etc. it was a word of resistance that was deliberately taken and redefined negatively.
I wouldn’t compare it to the word sick. |
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"Each and everyone to their own. I won’t criticise anyone on the grounds of race, gender or sexuality. That would be both wrong and unfair. But I won’t be using pronouns anytime soon, that imo, is taking it too far."
Further up this thread you said you won’t be using pronouns (words which matter a lot to sone people) now you say words don’t matter.
Which is it? |
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Where's the line of repressive tolerance? It's a subjective issue, I find.
At what point is saying someone is no longer relevant or a dinosaur etc ageist or intolerant of beliefs, religious or cultural values? Protecting one group's rights can sometimes conflict with a others.
For me the essence of being woke is in our capacity to identify the oppressive aspects within ourselves, not just that which acts upon us, or others.
In that definition of woke, I believe it a positive endeavour individually and socially. |
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Sorry but woke or being polictically correct doesn't mean being aware of social injustices like you lot like to believe. It actually means wanting to control what others say to suit ones narrative and thinking and its proven even down to films and tv shows you lot watch. |
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"OP I think a better term that might be more suitable for you is " cancel culture"
I'm all for stamping out racism, and all the other ism's and getting rid of ignorance and bigotry.
What I refuse to accept is people who censor others based on what they percive could be offensive to others without even asking the others if they are offended in any way.
I'll tell a quick story.
A few years ago I took part in a course for disabled awareness the lovely lady that hosted it was amazing disabled from birth and in a wheelchair.
The discussion basically went, she was explaining that for some people it's just not understanding or being scared to ask that could be mistaken for ignorance, people not knowing what to say and how to say it.
She explained obviously she can educate people if they ask her about specific needs or in what way to address her disability she can discuss this, some people generally really don't know how to approach disability and their default is ignore it take the piss, this can be changed.
What really pissed her off was able bodied people who assumed that they know what's best for her and other disabled people and making a decision on what they think is offensive to them.
As she said " I'm a grown woman I can make my own choices and decision's thank you"
Not some patronising shit who doesn't know her.
So whilst it's not exactly the same I believe this is where we are people choosing for others on what they percive as offensive without even asking the group in question.
OBVIOUSLY there's some things that anyone with half a brain cell would know is offensive.
It's the stuff a level or so down from that.
Who decides??"
Groups are not a monolith. Plenty of things relating to race bother me and others I know but people love to mention the fact that they know a Black person that isn’t bothered. Some people will be upset by things that don’t seem like a big deal and some won’t be bothered by things that probably are.
We are moving forward and we are becoming more considerate and mindful. And generally I think it’s a good thing. The key is to listen imo. And be open to the idea that the way we speak or act *might* cause offense. It isn’t hard or exhausting to be more mindful and considerate |
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By *enk15Man 35 weeks ago
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"I saw Bobbie Davro at my place of work a couple of weeks ago. He told a few jokes, some of them very near the knuckle. But he also mentioned losing his girlfriend to cancer last year. I remember getting the impression that he was depressed. Remember the song ‘Tears of a Clown?’ My point being that we can all say things in the moment that we might not usually say. It is wrong to judge people on words. It is deeds that matter. "
I can see at least 4 pronouns in this post. You said you weren't using them any time soon... |
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"I saw Bobbie Davro at my place of work a couple of weeks ago. He told a few jokes, some of them very near the knuckle. But he also mentioned losing his girlfriend to cancer last year. I remember getting the impression that he was depressed. Remember the song ‘Tears of a Clown?’ My point being that we can all say things in the moment that we might not usually say. It is wrong to judge people on words. It is deeds that matter.
I can see at least 4 pronouns in this post. You said you weren't using them any time soon..."
He also said words don’t matter (which I assume does include the pronouns he refuses to use even though they don’t matter) |
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Glowupdoll.
The statement was about wokeness, not about people's responses so don't get why you feel able to question my response.
Many 'woke' people deny biological fact & I'm confident everyone knows that. Humza Useless for one, Ed Davey, the list is endless but its lies.
Try and keep up.
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"Glowupdoll.
The statement was about wokeness, not about people's responses so don't get why you feel able to question my response.
Many 'woke' people deny biological fact & I'm confident everyone knows that. Humza Useless for one, Ed Davey, the list is endless but its lies.
Try and keep up.
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Actually what I questioned was the non sequitur.
As for questioning your response, yes I do feel able to do so. This is a forum. |
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By *yreGuy99Man 35 weeks ago
Somewhere in Moria |
I think these days it's just a bunch of petty adults arguing like teens for the most part.
If you don't like what someone else has to say. Tuff shit. Everyone else has to deal with bullshit in their lives. Nothing makes any one person special |
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"Sorry but woke or being polictically correct doesn't mean being aware of social injustices like you lot like to believe. It actually means wanting to control what others say to suit ones narrative and thinking and its proven even down to films and tv shows you lot watch."
Or so a section of the population would want you to believe. |
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By (user no longer on site) 35 weeks ago
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A sense of humour injected in here would be fun
A sense of humour I do give to the forum OP. Positive vibes. I’m afraid after your post yesterday perhaps you could look a little closer to home for yours "
I obviously missed something.
I like it when people tell me I don’t have a sense of humour.
Thanks op for the reminder. |
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"Obviously feel a little clever there using biggy words trying to impress, so where is the miss use of metaphors?
Try and keep up.
Or give up like yourself? Embarrassing."
I’d didn’t make any mention of metaphors. You didn’t use any metaphors. There were no metaphors. Metaphorless. Sans metaphor.
So I don’t understand your comment. |
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"Obviously feel a little clever there using biggy words trying to impress, so where is the miss use of metaphors?
Try and keep up.
Or give up like yourself? Embarrassing.
I’d didn’t make any mention of metaphors. You didn’t use any metaphors. There were no metaphors. Metaphorless. Sans metaphor.
So I don’t understand your comment. "
Perhaps that's because it doesn't make any sense. |
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Social media is like that now apparently. Everyone likes to show how virtuous and sensitive they are to today's 'issues'
It's rare to meet people like that in real life thankfully though. |
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By *ony MannMan 35 weeks ago
Las Gaviotos, Fuerteventura |
"When did Fab get Woke ?
My god
A sense of humour injected in here would be fun
Lighten up
Please define 'woke'. "
1. The process of waking up
2. Being aware of, important things, things that others are aware of, any crap that is in the limelight or social media |
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By (user no longer on site) 35 weeks ago
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"Yet another good thread OP, given me yet more people to pre-emptively block.
Poor little flower
Scared of words "
Words are hurty dontcha know?  you know the phrase 'sticks and stones may break my bones but words will give me ongoing mental trauma and the need of years of therapy' I'm sure. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP 35 weeks ago
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"If you can’t be funny and woke maybe you are just not that funny?
I’m hilarious
When does that start?!
Evie
Sorry
You missed it
It was last Tuesday "
It’s telling that most humorous threads get passed by because forumites are too busy enjoying a feeding frenzy choking someone who has an opinion |
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"Yet another good thread OP, given me yet more people to pre-emptively block.
Poor little flower
Scared of words
Words are hurty dontcha know? you know the phrase 'sticks and stones may break my bones but words will give me ongoing mental trauma and the need of years of therapy' I'm sure. "
In this scenario
Words are not hurry unless you choose them to be |
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"When did Fab get Woke ?
My god
A sense of humour injected in here would be fun
Lighten up "
Fab never sleeps. It's 24/7 to be fair
And My God
Are you pointing at your arse hole ?
I'm like extra thick bleach ... i lighten everything
Somebody hurt you didn't they ? As Martha would say. |
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"Yet another good thread OP, given me yet more people to pre-emptively block.
Poor little flower
Scared of words
Words are hurty dontcha know? you know the phrase 'sticks and stones may break my bones but words will give me ongoing mental trauma and the need of years of therapy' I'm sure.
In this scenario
Words are not hurry unless you choose them to be "
So you're choosing to have this rather unedifying reaction? Huh. |
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"Yet another good thread OP, given me yet more people to pre-emptively block.
Poor little flower
Scared of words
Words are hurty dontcha know? you know the phrase 'sticks and stones may break my bones but words will give me ongoing mental trauma and the need of years of therapy' I'm sure.
In this scenario
Words are not hurry unless you choose them to be "
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"I’m old enough to remember when being woke was a good thing. "
It still is.
Woke = non-bigoted.
When someone uses the word woke in a sentence, change it to non-bigoted and you’ll realise the colours they are showing. |
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"Yet another good thread OP, given me yet more people to pre-emptively block.
Poor little flower
Scared of words
Words are hurty dontcha know? you know the phrase 'sticks and stones may break my bones but words will give me ongoing mental trauma and the need of years of therapy' I'm sure.
In this scenario
Words are not hurry unless you choose them to be
So you're choosing to have this rather unedifying reaction? Huh."
If you want to view it as unedifying then yes i am. I can't help how you choose to feel about what is said, that's on you. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP 35 weeks ago
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"Well your last two threads are hardly a bunch of laughs"
Ok
So here’s the irony
All this woke talk came about because I started a thread about challenging wanks
For fun
I included myself
Lots found it funny
Then some flowerpot came along
Took offence
Reported the thread and had it removed
So
Why try and be funny ?
Wokey |
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"If you can’t be funny and woke maybe you are just not that funny?
I’m hilarious
When does that start?!
Evie
Sorry
You missed it
It was last Tuesday
It’s telling that most humorous threads get passed by because forumites are too busy enjoying a feeding frenzy choking someone who has an opinion "
I wasn't able to be on the forums on Tuesday, awfully sorry.
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"Well your last two threads are hardly a bunch of laughs
Ok
So here’s the irony
All this woke talk came about because I started a thread about challenging wanks
For fun
I included myself
Lots found it funny
Then some flowerpot came along
Took offence
Reported the thread and had it removed
So
Why try and be funny ?
Wokey "
Threads don't have to be reported to be removed, mods can make decisions themselves based on the content of the thread.
Unless of course people announced that they reported it.
Just so you know
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"Well your last two threads are hardly a bunch of laughs
Ok
So here’s the irony
All this woke talk came about because I started a thread about challenging wanks
For fun
I included myself
Lots found it funny
Then some flowerpot came along
Took offence
Reported the thread and had it removed
So
Why try and be funny ?
Wokey "
Surely if the thread was inoffensive or not breaking fab rules, it wouldn't have been removed? |
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"Doesn't matter what you say ... someone will take offence  "
That’s really not true.
I tend to find that people take offence less often when you don’t say tw***ish things.
“You can’t say anything nowadays” is normally only said by people who don’t see an issue with being offensive.
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By (user no longer on site) OP 35 weeks ago
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"Doesn't matter what you say ... someone will take offence
That’s really not true.
I tend to find that people take offence less often when you don’t say tw***ish things.
“You can’t say anything nowadays” is normally only said by people who don’t see an issue with being offensive.
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Strongly disagree |
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"Doesn't matter what you say ... someone will take offence
That’s really not true.
I tend to find that people take offence less often when you don’t say tw***ish things.
“You can’t say anything nowadays” is normally only said by people who don’t see an issue with being offensive.
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It feels like the adult version of the small child who is shocked that shouting "penis" in Tesco will get him in trouble, not just get him attention.
(yes yes not all men, female children do this too) |
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By (user no longer on site) OP 35 weeks ago
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"Well your last two threads are hardly a bunch of laughs
Ok
So here’s the irony
All this woke talk came about because I started a thread about challenging wanks
For fun
I included myself
Lots found it funny
Then some flowerpot came along
Took offence
Reported the thread and had it removed
So
Why try and be funny ?
Wokey
Surely if the thread was inoffensive or not breaking fab rules, it wouldn't have been removed? "
Not necessarily
As is clear on this thread
What I find funny
Others find offensive
Others also saw the funny side
Takes but one snowflake |
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"Well your last two threads are hardly a bunch of laughs
Ok
So here’s the irony
All this woke talk came about because I started a thread about challenging wanks
For fun
I included myself
Lots found it funny
Then some flowerpot came along
Took offence
Reported the thread and had it removed
So
Why try and be funny ?
Wokey "
So, because you didn’t see a problem making fun of people but other people didn’t think that was a nice thing to do, that is woke?
If I took a shit on your doorstep every morning, you probably wouldn’t like that. You’d be angry. Does that make YOU woke because you didn’t like the steaming pile of shit that I don’t have a problem with? |
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"Well your last two threads are hardly a bunch of laughs
Ok
So here’s the irony
All this woke talk came about because I started a thread about challenging wanks
For fun
I included myself
Lots found it funny
Then some flowerpot came along
Took offence
Reported the thread and had it removed
So
Why try and be funny ?
Wokey
Surely if the thread was inoffensive or not breaking fab rules, it wouldn't have been removed?
Not necessarily
As is clear on this thread
What I find funny
Others find offensive
Others also saw the funny side
Takes but one snowflake "
No, it takes but one mod. Moderators make the decisions, not regular users (and thank god for that, it'd be a disaster  ) |
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By (user no longer on site) OP 35 weeks ago
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"Well your last two threads are hardly a bunch of laughs
Ok
So here’s the irony
All this woke talk came about because I started a thread about challenging wanks
For fun
I included myself
Lots found it funny
Then some flowerpot came along
Took offence
Reported the thread and had it removed
So
Why try and be funny ?
Wokey
So, because you didn’t see a problem making fun of people but other people didn’t think that was a nice thing to do, that is woke?
If I took a shit on your doorstep every morning, you probably wouldn’t like that. You’d be angry. Does that make YOU woke because you didn’t like the steaming pile of shit that I don’t have a problem with? "
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"Well your last two threads are hardly a bunch of laughs
Ok
So here’s the irony
All this woke talk came about because I started a thread about challenging wanks
For fun
I included myself
Lots found it funny
Then some flowerpot came along
Took offence
Reported the thread and had it removed
So
Why try and be funny ?
Wokey
So, because you didn’t see a problem making fun of people but other people didn’t think that was a nice thing to do, that is woke?
If I took a shit on your doorstep every morning, you probably wouldn’t like that. You’d be angry. Does that make YOU woke because you didn’t like the steaming pile of shit that I don’t have a problem with?
Silly sausage "
Is this the height of your argument for your cause? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP 35 weeks ago
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"Takes but one snowflake
And yet it’s you that is upset enough to make an entire thread about it.
Who is the snowflake here? "
You’re not too bright are you ? |
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"You have your own dictionary, don't you?"
That's a question I've chewed on for a few years, seeing people using language in a way that makes no sense to me. I've seriously been questioning if people are diverging into almost different dialects, based on self-imposed echo chambers and the way in which language pulls in different directions. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP 35 weeks ago
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"Well your last two threads are hardly a bunch of laughs
Ok
So here’s the irony
All this woke talk came about because I started a thread about challenging wanks
For fun
I included myself
Lots found it funny
Then some flowerpot came along
Took offence
Reported the thread and had it removed
So
Why try and be funny ?
Wokey
So, because you didn’t see a problem making fun of people but other people didn’t think that was a nice thing to do, that is woke?
If I took a shit on your doorstep every morning, you probably wouldn’t like that. You’d be angry. Does that make YOU woke because you didn’t like the steaming pile of shit that I don’t have a problem with?
Silly sausage
Is this the height of your argument for your cause? "
Silly bacon doesn’t sound right
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"Well your last two threads are hardly a bunch of laughs
Ok
So here’s the irony
All this woke talk came about because I started a thread about challenging wanks
For fun
I included myself
Lots found it funny
Then some flowerpot came along
Took offence
Reported the thread and had it removed
So
Why try and be funny ?
Wokey
So, because you didn’t see a problem making fun of people but other people didn’t think that was a nice thing to do, that is woke?
If I took a shit on your doorstep every morning, you probably wouldn’t like that. You’d be angry. Does that make YOU woke because you didn’t like the steaming pile of shit that I don’t have a problem with?
Silly sausage
Is this the height of your argument for your cause?
Silly bacon doesn’t sound right
Apologies to all the Muslims who may be offended by my pork references btw "
Do you consider either an argument? I would have hoped for reasoning, not name calling. We are all adults here. I think. |
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By *essTTWoman 35 weeks ago
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"Each and everyone to their own. I won’t criticise anyone on the grounds of race, gender or sexuality. That would be both wrong and unfair. But I won’t be using pronouns anytime soon, that imo, is taking it too far."
Everybody has and uses pronouns... |
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By (user no longer on site) OP 35 weeks ago
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"Well your last two threads are hardly a bunch of laughs
Ok
So here’s the irony
All this woke talk came about because I started a thread about challenging wanks
For fun
I included myself
Lots found it funny
Then some flowerpot came along
Took offence
Reported the thread and had it removed
So
Why try and be funny ?
Wokey
So, because you didn’t see a problem making fun of people but other people didn’t think that was a nice thing to do, that is woke?
If I took a shit on your doorstep every morning, you probably wouldn’t like that. You’d be angry. Does that make YOU woke because you didn’t like the steaming pile of shit that I don’t have a problem with?
Silly sausage
Is this the height of your argument for your cause?
Silly bacon doesn’t sound right
Apologies to all the Muslims who may be offended by my pork references btw
Do you consider either an argument? I would have hoped for reasoning, not name calling. We are all adults here. I think."
Here’s the thing you don’t see because you are so desperate for an argument
1. My comment was meant to be humour
2. It shows I’m not at all fazed by you and your collective forum friends
3. I’m not biting
4. I’m smiling at you all |
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By (user no longer on site) OP 35 weeks ago
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"And in all seriousness
Can you please tell me what your profile pic is?"
My finest feature
My knee
Of course
A beauty isn’t it ?
I’ve only the one though
But it’s worth 2, maybe more |
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"Each and everyone to their own. I won’t criticise anyone on the grounds of race, gender or sexuality. That would be both wrong and unfair. But I won’t be using pronouns anytime soon, that imo, is taking it too far.
Everybody has and uses pronouns..."
As I say about people diverging into dialects. On the one side, there are people who absorbed the lessons about grammar in primary school. On the other hand, there are the people who think pronouns are big scary things that will take away the penis they most care about, or something. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP 35 weeks ago
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"Each and everyone to their own. I won’t criticise anyone on the grounds of race, gender or sexuality. That would be both wrong and unfair. But I won’t be using pronouns anytime soon, that imo, is taking it too far.
Everybody has and uses pronouns..."
Pronouns are words
Not people |
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"Well your last two threads are hardly a bunch of laughs
Ok
So here’s the irony
All this woke talk came about because I started a thread about challenging wanks
For fun
I included myself
Lots found it funny
Then some flowerpot came along
Took offence
Reported the thread and had it removed
So
Why try and be funny ?
Wokey
So, because you didn’t see a problem making fun of people but other people didn’t think that was a nice thing to do, that is woke?
If I took a shit on your doorstep every morning, you probably wouldn’t like that. You’d be angry. Does that make YOU woke because you didn’t like the steaming pile of shit that I don’t have a problem with?
Silly sausage
Is this the height of your argument for your cause?
Silly bacon doesn’t sound right
Apologies to all the Muslims who may be offended by my pork references btw
Do you consider either an argument? I would have hoped for reasoning, not name calling. We are all adults here. I think.
Here’s the thing you don’t see because you are so desperate for an argument
1. My comment was meant to be humour
2. It shows I’m not at all fazed by you and your collective forum friends
3. I’m not biting
4. I’m smiling at you all "
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By *essTTWoman 35 weeks ago
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"I tend to find that people who complain about "woke" are very bad at defining what they mean by the word and giving specifics. The original comment on this thread is a case in point. "
They don't actually know what it means and like to use it as an insult |
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By (user no longer on site) OP 35 weeks ago
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"What does flowerpot mean?
It’s a pot for flowers
And the truthful answer of why write it in the thread is.....?"
Awwww, I’m sorry, did my answer disappoint you ? |
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"Well your last two threads are hardly a bunch of laughs
Ok
So here’s the irony
All this woke talk came about because I started a thread about challenging wanks
For fun
I included myself
Lots found it funny
Then some flowerpot came along
Took offence
Reported the thread and had it removed
So
Why try and be funny ?
Wokey
So, because you didn’t see a problem making fun of people but other people didn’t think that was a nice thing to do, that is woke?
If I took a shit on your doorstep every morning, you probably wouldn’t like that. You’d be angry. Does that make YOU woke because you didn’t like the steaming pile of shit that I don’t have a problem with?
Silly sausage
Is this the height of your argument for your cause?
Silly bacon doesn’t sound right
Apologies to all the Muslims who may be offended by my pork references btw
Do you consider either an argument? I would have hoped for reasoning, not name calling. We are all adults here. I think.
Here’s the thing you don’t see because you are so desperate for an argument
1. My comment was meant to be humour
2. It shows I’m not at all fazed by you and your collective forum friends
3. I’m not biting
4. I’m smiling at you all "
Huh. Here was me thinking you were trying to justify your position.
If you think this is primary school, then have at it. I'm sorry for trying to find rhyme or reason in what you were saying, or assuming that there might be more behind it than the immature lashing out that is so apparent. |
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"Each and everyone to their own. I won’t criticise anyone on the grounds of race, gender or sexuality. That would be both wrong and unfair. But I won’t be using pronouns anytime soon, that imo, is taking it too far.
Everybody has and uses pronouns...
Pronouns are words
Not people "
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By *essTTWoman 35 weeks ago
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"Doesn't matter what you say ... someone will take offence
That’s really not true.
I tend to find that people take offence less often when you don’t say tw***ish things.
“You can’t say anything nowadays” is normally only said by people who don’t see an issue with being offensive.
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"What does flowerpot mean?
It’s a pot for flowers
And the truthful answer of why write it in the thread is.....?
Awwww, I’m sorry, did my answer disappoint you ?"
It was expected |
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By *essTTWoman 35 weeks ago
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"Each and everyone to their own. I won’t criticise anyone on the grounds of race, gender or sexuality. That would be both wrong and unfair. But I won’t be using pronouns anytime soon, that imo, is taking it too far.
Everybody has and uses pronouns...
Pronouns are words
Not people "
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By *essTTWoman 35 weeks ago
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"Each and everyone to their own. I won’t criticise anyone on the grounds of race, gender or sexuality. That would be both wrong and unfair. But I won’t be using pronouns anytime soon, that imo, is taking it too far.
Everybody has and uses pronouns...
As I say about people diverging into dialects. On the one side, there are people who absorbed the lessons about grammar in primary school. On the other hand, there are the people who think pronouns are big scary things that will take away the penis they most care about, or something."
The irony is on his next post he used the term "he" quite a few times, after publicly saying "he won't use pronouns" |
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"Doesn't matter what you say ... someone will take offence
That’s really not true.
I tend to find that people take offence less often when you don’t say tw***ish things.
“You can’t say anything nowadays” is normally only said by people who don’t see an issue with being offensive.
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Yes it really is true.
In this day and age someone will always find something to be offended at! |
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"Each and everyone to their own. I won’t criticise anyone on the grounds of race, gender or sexuality. That would be both wrong and unfair. But I won’t be using pronouns anytime soon, that imo, is taking it too far.
Everybody has and uses pronouns...
Pronouns are words
Not people
Yes. Would you like a sticker? "
No
I DEMAND one |
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By (user no longer on site) OP 35 weeks ago
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"I know right, OP.
Can even call a lass a slag these days without the do-gooders getting upset.
What’s the world coming to?  "
Who called who a slag ?
Where did that come from ?  |
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"Yet another good thread OP, given me yet more people to pre-emptively block.
Poor little flower
Scared of words "
No petal, I know all about words. They're my livelihood. I also know how to recognise unpleasant people that I have no wish to accidentally click on their profile again. |
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"I know right, OP.
Can even call a lass a slag these days without the do-gooders getting upset.
What’s the world coming to?
Who called who a slag ?
Where did that come from ? "
Just a general observation OP, no specific incidents. I remember the days you could call a lass a slag, slap her on the arse and tell her what wonderful knockers she had.
These days? Pah. Not on your nelly! It’s PC gone mad, I tell you! |
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"Woke is such a shit word. It’s like Gammon, who remembers Gammon?
Why have a proper debate about diversity mindset or sensitivity to others….. When you can just throw gammon and woke around"
I'm unsure that there was any intention of a proper debate |
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"Doesn't matter what you say ... someone will take offence
That’s really not true.
I tend to find that people take offence less often when you don’t say tw***ish things.
“You can’t say anything nowadays” is normally only said by people who don’t see an issue with being offensive.
Yes it really is true.
In this day and age someone will always find something to be offended at!"
Especially when people insist on saying offensive things!
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By (user no longer on site) 35 weeks ago
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Depends what the definition is.
To piers morgan, it's woke because greggs do a vegan option. And he'll do a whole show about it.
You could flip that around and say to someone like him that he's woke about the monarchy. Even slight criticism and that guy loses his mind (what's left of it.) |
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"Just tea please. Juice is not for grown ups
I'll make a pot, Granny. "
Lovely. Will it have tea in it ?
No milk please ..... or sugar ....... and it must be hot
Brewed not stewed thanks ....
China cup or mug..... i'm very modern
No need to stir thanks
Sometimes........ I don't even use a saucer..... crazy ! |
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" just here for the messages!!! sitting quietly in the corner with popcorn - anyone want to share?
what flavour ?"
i got a bag of sweet and salty and caramal and just salty - thought there may be a rush  |
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" just here for the messages!!! sitting quietly in the corner with popcorn - anyone want to share?
what flavour ?
i got a bag of sweet and salty and caramal and just salty - thought there may be a rush "
No butterkist ? |
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"Just tea please. Juice is not for grown ups
I'll make a pot, Granny.
Lovely. Will it have tea in it ?
No milk please ..... or sugar ....... and it must be hot
Brewed not stewed thanks ....
China cup or mug..... i'm very modern
No need to stir thanks
Sometimes........ I don't even use a saucer..... crazy !"
I'll warm the teapot first, and the tea will brew,not stew, of course.
You can have it in whatever crockery you wish. |
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"Just tea please. Juice is not for grown ups
I'll make a pot, Granny.
Lovely. Will it have tea in it ?
No milk please ..... or sugar ....... and it must be hot
Brewed not stewed thanks ....
China cup or mug..... i'm very modern
No need to stir thanks
Sometimes........ I don't even use a saucer..... crazy !
I'll warm the teapot first, and the tea will brew,not stew, of course.
You can have it in whatever crockery you wish. "
Soup Tureen please |
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"Just tea please. Juice is not for grown ups
I'll make a pot, Granny.
Lovely. Will it have tea in it ?
No milk please ..... or sugar ....... and it must be hot
Brewed not stewed thanks ....
China cup or mug..... i'm very modern
No need to stir thanks
Sometimes........ I don't even use a saucer..... crazy !
I'll warm the teapot first, and the tea will brew,not stew, of course.
You can have it in whatever crockery you wish.
Soup Tureen please"
I like your style! I'll wash it out, it hasn't been used in a while. |
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"When did Fab get Woke ?
My god
A sense of humour injected in here would be fun
Lighten up
Evolution is rarely a bad thing....unless your unable to evolve. Just ask a Neanderthal"
I think you just did... |
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"Just tea please. Juice is not for grown ups
I'll make a pot, Granny.
Lovely. Will it have tea in it ?
No milk please ..... or sugar ....... and it must be hot
Brewed not stewed thanks ....
China cup or mug..... i'm very modern
No need to stir thanks
Sometimes........ I don't even use a saucer..... crazy !"
omg - i need to get the fab police onto you granny - a china cup and no saucer!!!!!!!!!!  my great aunt would be spinning in her grave - |
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" just here for the messages!!! sitting quietly in the corner with popcorn - anyone want to share?
what flavour ?
i got a bag of sweet and salty and caramal and just salty - thought there may be a rush
No butterkist ?"
they are all butterkist im not a neanderthal -  |
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" just here for the messages!!! sitting quietly in the corner with popcorn - anyone want to share?
what flavour ?
i got a bag of sweet and salty and caramal and just salty - thought there may be a rush
No butterkist ?
they are all butterkist im not a neanderthal - "
You never said butter, original! You are palming me off with caramel !
If that's all there is I can suffer a while I guess...... just a large bowl thanks ....maybe a bin lid full. |
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" just here for the messages!!! sitting quietly in the corner with popcorn - anyone want to share?
what flavour ?
i got a bag of sweet and salty and caramal and just salty - thought there may be a rush
No butterkist ?
they are all butterkist im not a neanderthal -
You never said butter, original! You are palming me off with caramel !
If that's all there is I can suffer a while I guess...... just a large bowl thanks ....maybe a bin lid full."
and caramel! ........... bin lid - think we gonna need a few - this may take a while |
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"Woke is such a shit word. It’s like Gammon, who remembers Gammon?
Why have a proper debate about diversity mindset or sensitivity to others….. When you can just throw gammon and woke around"
most people are retarded socially these days with the ability to even get into a health debate and consider looking at things from opposite perspectives and to try understand/ascertain some common ground .
even worse on an online website/social site s its all just meaningless , most people in real life would rarely react in the same way ..
I have met so many people over the years face to face/ in physical situations that are complete rude/nasty vile spitting online personas . yet to my face they clam up or just mumble and go off once I walk off from a group ... insects 
online conversations are just mehhh if people won't engage in a calm unemotional invested position to start with .. |
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By *essTTWoman 35 weeks ago
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"Woke is such a shit word. It’s like Gammon, who remembers Gammon?
Why have a proper debate about diversity mindset or sensitivity to others….. When you can just throw gammon and woke around
most people are retarded socially these days with the ability to even get into a health debate and consider looking at things from opposite perspectives and to try understand/ascertain some common ground .
even worse on an online website/social site s its all just meaningless , most people in real life would rarely react in the same way ..
I have met so many people over the years face to face/ in physical situations that are complete rude/nasty vile spitting online personas . yet to my face they clam up or just mumble and go off once I walk off from a group ... insects
online conversations are just mehhh if people won't engage in a calm unemotional invested position to start with .. "
There was a thing in brum recently where this guy who was well know died, and some guy posted 'jokes' about his dead.
The man's wife tracked him down and confronted him, funny he didn't make the same jokes in person when she brought them up to him |
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"Woke - aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues.
Remind how that’s a bad thing again ? "
It isn't
It's when people start insisting that everyone ought to find the same things Important, or creating issues where none are. When small issues are over inflated or when it isn’t accepted that many people just don't care about said issues. It's the self richeous, vocal, naggy tone a great deal of people who are woke come across as having.
Be aware and attentive but please also don't bang on about it, few want to know and most find it irritating.
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By *bi HaiveMan 35 weeks ago
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"Woke - aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues.
Remind how that’s a bad thing again ?
It isn't
It's when people start insisting that everyone ought to find the same things Important, or creating issues where none are. When small issues are over inflated or when it isn’t accepted that many people just don't care about said issues. It's the self richeous, vocal, naggy tone a great deal of people who are woke come across as having.
Be aware and attentive but please also don't bang on about it, few want to know and most find it irritating.
"
There's lots of things I find irritating.
I just ignore them, rather than compain that others shouldn't have the chance to say them or other people who may be interested hear them.
Fishing.
Cricket.
Hiking.
Golf.
The Daily Mail.
GB News.
All exist. I couldn't give a fuck about any of them. Others do though and that's fine.
It's not compulsory to agree with others, pay attention to them at all or let their views offend you.
We're all capable of deciding who to listen to and what to believe without getting offended, unless what's being said is actually offensive. |
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By *essTTWoman 35 weeks ago
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"Woke - aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues.
Remind how that’s a bad thing again ?
It isn't
It's when people start insisting that everyone ought to find the same things Important, or creating issues where none are. When small issues are over inflated or when it isn’t accepted that many people just don't care about said issues. It's the self richeous, vocal, naggy tone a great deal of people who are woke come across as having.
Be aware and attentive but please also don't bang on about it, few want to know and most find it irritating.
There's lots of things I find irritating.
I just ignore them, rather than compain that others shouldn't have the chance to say them or other people who may be interested hear them.
Fishing.
Cricket.
Hiking.
Golf.
The Daily Mail.
GB News.
All exist. I couldn't give a fuck about any of them. Others do though and that's fine.
It's not compulsory to agree with others, pay attention to them at all or let their views offend you.
We're all capable of deciding who to listen to and what to believe without getting offended, unless what's being said is actually offensive. "
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"Woke - aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues.
Remind how that’s a bad thing again ?
It isn't
It's when people start insisting that everyone ought to find the same things Important, or creating issues where none are. When small issues are over inflated or when it isn’t accepted that many people just don't care about said issues. It's the self richeous, vocal, naggy tone a great deal of people who are woke come across as having.
Be aware and attentive but please also don't bang on about it, few want to know and most find it irritating.
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That's not what "woke" originally meant. That's how right-wingers have hijacked the word. It means "anything I don't like" to them.
Maybe the self-righteous ones are those who think they ought to be allowed to say whatever they want without criticism? |
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"Woke - aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues.
Remind how that’s a bad thing again ?
It isn't
It's when people start insisting that everyone ought to find the same things Important, or creating issues where none are. When small issues are over inflated or when it isn’t accepted that many people just don't care about said issues. It's the self richeous, vocal, naggy tone a great deal of people who are woke come across as having.
Be aware and attentive but please also don't bang on about it, few want to know and most find it irritating.
"
So people who are whining about immigration and how it'll ruin the country are woke? The self-righteousness about how flushing a bunch of money to send people to Rwanda rather than letting them drown? It's only an issue in the minds of some poor unfortunate souls who watch strange clickbait rage porn, given how much we actually need population growth and skills we don't have in huge amounts.
Or those bleating about the glory of England and/ or western civilisation, having clearly not cracked a history book since the last time Mrs Smith threatened to tell their parents they were being little shits? Does tend to be laden down with self-righteous whining about how their STI and GCSE is worth more than a brown person's PhD because of some wank fantasy about Rome that they probably can't spell, let alone understand.
If that were what woke meant - a nasty narcissistic snivelling stain on a society that is trying to get along in difficult times - then I'd have a problem with it.
Instead, it just seems to mean "we can't bash the (slurs) anymore and we can't send the (slurs) out to harvest the sugar and cotton, and we're going to wet ourselves over it." |
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"Woke - aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues.
Remind how that’s a bad thing again ?
It isn't
It's when people start insisting that everyone ought to find the same things Important, or creating issues where none are. When small issues are over inflated or when it isn’t accepted that many people just don't care about said issues. It's the self richeous, vocal, naggy tone a great deal of people who are woke come across as having.
Be aware and attentive but please also don't bang on about it, few want to know and most find it irritating.
So people who are whining about immigration and how it'll ruin the country are woke? The self-righteousness about how flushing a bunch of money to send people to Rwanda rather than letting them drown? It's only an issue in the minds of some poor unfortunate souls who watch strange clickbait rage porn, given how much we actually need population growth and skills we don't have in huge amounts.
Or those bleating about the glory of England and/ or western civilisation, having clearly not cracked a history book since the last time Mrs Smith threatened to tell their parents they were being little shits? Does tend to be laden down with self-righteous whining about how their STI and GCSE is worth more than a brown person's PhD because of some wank fantasy about Rome that they probably can't spell, let alone understand.
If that were what woke meant - a nasty narcissistic snivelling stain on a society that is trying to get along in difficult times - then I'd have a problem with it.
Instead, it just seems to mean "we can't bash the (slurs) anymore and we can't send the (slurs) out to harvest the sugar and cotton, and we're going to wet ourselves over it.""
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By *ambertMan 35 weeks ago
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"Woke - aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues.
Remind how that’s a bad thing again ?
It isn't
It's when people start insisting that everyone ought to find the same things Important, or creating issues where none are. When small issues are over inflated or when it isn’t accepted that many people just don't care about said issues. It's the self richeous, vocal, naggy tone a great deal of people who are woke come across as having.
Be aware and attentive but please also don't bang on about it, few want to know and most find it irritating.
So people who are whining about immigration and how it'll ruin the country are woke? The self-righteousness about how flushing a bunch of money to send people to Rwanda rather than letting them drown? It's only an issue in the minds of some poor unfortunate souls who watch strange clickbait rage porn, given how much we actually need population growth and skills we don't have in huge amounts.
Or those bleating about the glory of England and/ or western civilisation, having clearly not cracked a history book since the last time Mrs Smith threatened to tell their parents they were being little shits? Does tend to be laden down with self-righteous whining about how their STI and GCSE is worth more than a brown person's PhD because of some wank fantasy about Rome that they probably can't spell, let alone understand.
If that were what woke meant - a nasty narcissistic snivelling stain on a society that is trying to get along in difficult times - then I'd have a problem with it.
Instead, it just seems to mean "we can't bash the (slurs) anymore and we can't send the (slurs) out to harvest the sugar and cotton, and we're going to wet ourselves over it.""
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"Woke - aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues.
Remind how that’s a bad thing again ?
It isn't
It's when people start insisting that everyone ought to find the same things Important, or creating issues where none are. When small issues are over inflated or when it isn’t accepted that many people just don't care about said issues. It's the self richeous, vocal, naggy tone a great deal of people who are woke come across as having.
Be aware and attentive but please also don't bang on about it, few want to know and most find it irritating.
So people who are whining about immigration and how it'll ruin the country are woke? The self-righteousness about how flushing a bunch of money to send people to Rwanda rather than letting them drown? It's only an issue in the minds of some poor unfortunate souls who watch strange clickbait rage porn, given how much we actually need population growth and skills we don't have in huge amounts.
Or those bleating about the glory of England and/ or western civilisation, having clearly not cracked a history book since the last time Mrs Smith threatened to tell their parents they were being little shits? Does tend to be laden down with self-righteous whining about how their STI and GCSE is worth more than a brown person's PhD because of some wank fantasy about Rome that they probably can't spell, let alone understand.
If that were what woke meant - a nasty narcissistic snivelling stain on a society that is trying to get along in difficult times - then I'd have a problem with it.
Instead, it just seems to mean "we can't bash the (slurs) anymore and we can't send the (slurs) out to harvest the sugar and cotton, and we're going to wet ourselves over it.""
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By *essTTWoman 35 weeks ago
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"Woke - aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues.
Remind how that’s a bad thing again ?
It isn't
It's when people start insisting that everyone ought to find the same things Important, or creating issues where none are. When small issues are over inflated or when it isn’t accepted that many people just don't care about said issues. It's the self richeous, vocal, naggy tone a great deal of people who are woke come across as having.
Be aware and attentive but please also don't bang on about it, few want to know and most find it irritating.
So people who are whining about immigration and how it'll ruin the country are woke? The self-righteousness about how flushing a bunch of money to send people to Rwanda rather than letting them drown? It's only an issue in the minds of some poor unfortunate souls who watch strange clickbait rage porn, given how much we actually need population growth and skills we don't have in huge amounts.
Or those bleating about the glory of England and/ or western civilisation, having clearly not cracked a history book since the last time Mrs Smith threatened to tell their parents they were being little shits? Does tend to be laden down with self-righteous whining about how their STI and GCSE is worth more than a brown person's PhD because of some wank fantasy about Rome that they probably can't spell, let alone understand.
If that were what woke meant - a nasty narcissistic snivelling stain on a society that is trying to get along in difficult times - then I'd have a problem with it.
Instead, it just seems to mean "we can't bash the (slurs) anymore and we can't send the (slurs) out to harvest the sugar and cotton, and we're going to wet ourselves over it.""
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