What Exactly Does 'Woke' Mean?

[Delbow 707]

It certainly seems to be the word of the moment, cropping up everywhere. And yet its meaning really isn't clear to me. I've seen and heard all sorts of people described as 'woke', but never heard any definition of what it means from anyone using the word. So what does it mean?

 

[Guest sibon]

Just now, Delbow said:

It certainly seems to be the word of the moment, cropping up everywhere. And yet its meaning really isn't clear to me. I've seen and heard all sorts of people described as 'woke', but never heard any definition of what it means from anyone using the word. So what does it mean?

 

It is a word that gammons use when they want to insult other people.

 

 

 

(I know, I know. )

[Jomie 30]

Anti Social BBC Radio 4. The origin and meaning of the word is described early on in the programme. It originated in the USA.

[leviathan13 350]

1 hour ago, sibon said:

It is a word that gammons use when they want to insult other people.

 

 

 

(I know, I know. )

Bit racist, but OK...

[HeHasRisen 3,411]

Gammon isnt a racist term....

[El Cid 221]

1 hour ago, Delbow said:

 I've seen and heard all sorts of people described as 'woke', but never heard any definition of what it means from anyone using the word. So what does it mean?

 

It's like the P word when used to refer to someone with brown skin, it means different things to different people.

[Longcol 610]

Same as "politically correct" but easier to spell?

[ads36 219]

aware of social injustice.

 

(aware, awake, woke)

Edited September 15, 2022 by ads36

[HumbleNarrator 286]

To me being woke means to cut against and take a contrary position to the broadly accepted mainstream consensus  on certain social issues in the media culture, which used to be largely conservative (with a small c)

 

Given that the culture now is quite left wing (in the media that is, not necessarily on the ground in the real world) the woke people are now the Jordan Peterson's, Ben Shapiro's and Neil Oliver's of this world.

[Waldo 96]

Woke up this morning, feeling fine.

[MJ01 441]

3 hours ago, Delbow said:

It certainly seems to be the word of the moment, cropping up everywhere. And yet its meaning really isn't clear to me. I've seen and heard all sorts of people described as 'woke', but never heard any definition of what it means from anyone using the word. So what does it mean?

 

I find if I substitute 'polite' for 'woke', it works just fine

[leviathan13 350]

3 hours ago, HeHasRisen said:

Gammon isnt a racist term....

Using the colour of someone's skin as a slur is...