Friday, February 17, 2023

Define Woke

"... and then acting accordingly. Like, basic kindness. Maybe a gesture of care to people who are more vulnerable than you. You know what, actually you wouldn’t like it — it’s Jesus stuff...." 
Said Sarah Silverman, guest hosting on "The Daily Show," quoted in the NYT.

Kindness, like getting people fired or criminally prosecuted for using the "wrong" pronouns? Or maybe kindness like teaching white kids to hate themselves because of things which happened hundreds of years before they were born?  Or maybe kindness like terrifying children over non-existent threats to to the environment?

Silverman's claims about what "woke" means, reminds me of the old feminist lie: "Feminism is believing women are human beings too"

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