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A bizarre racist outburst at a Texas school board isn't an isolated event — it's part of a national pattern

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[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 87 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Dungan's behavior is a perfect illustration of the "anti-woke" tap dance. The person alleging nefarious wokeness never admits to their own bigotry, instead pretending that they're reacting to "woke" people who are "pushing" an agenda, in this case through innocuous poster art.

That is a very good take.

Also: it's always projection. Conservatives push an agenda, so they assume everyone else does too.

[–] ultrasquid@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I really want people to start considering "woke" a slur. Its basically just a word the far right uses for people they don't like, aka minorities.

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 8 points 2 years ago

I really want people to learn the actual meaning of the word - it really says it all. And normally I argue for lingual drift and accepting the changed meaning of words, but in this case most people don't know the definition, but aside from a racial/identity implication, they're using it mostly correctly

Woke means looking at the system critically, not believing the things politicians and public officials tell you at face value, seeing how it's all designed to turn us against each other so we never attempt meaningful change.

In a phrase, it means "wake up to the lies and think for yourself"

[–] akai@kbin.social 52 points 2 years ago

Fuck these racist bigots

[–] uxia@midwest.social 48 points 2 years ago (4 children)

this is how it is for some people when there are non-white characters in movies, they consider it "pushing an agenda" when there's nothing like that happening. it's like they think people of other races just.. don't exist? therefore they should not be in movies? i don't really get it

[–] uniqueid198x@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 2 years ago

Replace "do not exist" with "should not exist" and you are right on

[–] agoseris@lemm.ee 17 points 2 years ago

There are only two races, white and political

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[–] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 45 points 2 years ago

It's almost like conservatives are racist and want to indoctinate kids into their conservative ideology of hate.

[–] GreenMario@lemm.ee 45 points 2 years ago (3 children)

It is now woke to be in the same room as another race.

Add it to the list.

Hey, can we start calling things they like woke? Like Jesus Trump and church and flags n stuff? I bet we can destroy this word by just stealing it back.

[–] StarServal@kbin.social 39 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Jesus was woke AF by their own loose definition of the word.

[–] teft@startrek.website 30 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Radical compassionate homeless asexual socialist. He's woke af. I'm not a 100% sure on what woke is yet but I'm certain Jesus is woke.

[–] YaaAsantewaa@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 years ago

Trump voters would've been the Romans crucifying Jesus because he was "disrespecting Roman authority" at the time and being a nuisance.

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[–] cedarmesa@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)
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[–] mojo@lemm.ee 31 points 2 years ago

Wow what a shocker. Just saying the quiet part out loud. At least they're consistent in their racism.

[–] AnonStoleMyPants@sopuli.xyz 30 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Even disregarding all bigotry and racism that this screams of, it's dumb af because kids can be friends with FUCKING rocks. It's pretty much their superpower.

Rocks, butterflies, smear on the window or imaginary. But a different skin colour? Oh my gosh, never!

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[–] Riyria@sopuli.xyz 23 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My wife tells me she thinks that I am being over dramatic when I say we need to start thinking about exit strategies for fleeing the US, and then stuff like this pops up.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 2 years ago

You’re not being overdramatic. I’ve been thinking about an exit since 2020. I plan to have it figured out in advance of the next election so that I can flip a switch and go. Don’t wait for disaster. Have an exit decided and hope you don’t need it.

[–] Ubermeisters@lemmy.zip 23 points 2 years ago

thats not new at all, I remember there being traces of that still in everyday interactions as a kid. Theres nothing new about the hate they are spewing, thats what makes it extra vile to me.

[–] _sideffect@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Tell me again why they aren't nazis

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[–] Sabin10@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago

We need to stop diminishing racism, sexism, homophobia and other forms of bigotry by calling them anti-woke.

[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Lol! I was born in Ukraine, my best friend was born in Venezuela.

What a bunch of crap.

[–] Sunroc@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'm mixed and I get along pretty well with myself. Suck it Texas.

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[–] QHC@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

That's just straight up racism.

[–] ArugulaZ@kbin.social 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Bears deserve better than to be associated with these freaks.

[–] pingveno@kbin.social 11 points 2 years ago

Freaks deserve better than to be associated with these... entities.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

We wouldn't want kids' eyes opened by spending time with people different from them. We must keep them ignorant and hateful.

[–] Idubz@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Thats not "anti woke" thats just racism dumb ass

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