Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 7 days agoAs a child of the 90s we grew up with PC Political Correctness. Is that WOKE but just in a different form?message-squaremessage-square28linkfedilinkarrow-up189file-text
arrow-up189message-squareAs a child of the 90s we grew up with PC Political Correctness. Is that WOKE but just in a different form?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 7 days agomessage-square28linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareneidu3@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up73·7 days agoThey’re related but not the same. Political correctness is about taking steps not to offend anyone. Wokeism is more about acknowledging societal issues and lack of inclusivity.
minus-squarethemeatbridge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up52·7 days agoWhile you are correct, the only people using “woke” anymore are using it as an insult, meaning “not a bigot like me.”
minus-squareLyra_LycanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·7 days agoAs meat bridge said, the stupid nationalist conservatives stole our word again
They’re related but not the same. Political correctness is about taking steps not to offend anyone. Wokeism is more about acknowledging societal issues and lack of inclusivity.
While you are correct, the only people using “woke” anymore are using it as an insult, meaning “not a bigot like me.”
As meat bridge said, the stupid nationalist conservatives stole our word again