“It feels cooler to say ‘I’m not woke!’ then the truth, which is ‘I’m terrified of what I don’t understand and I only know how to process that as anger because I can’t look inward.’ To wit!”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sarah-silverman-anti-woke-right-wingers_n_63eda62ae4b0808b91c4ab68
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> woke
> willing to change your mind when new information becomes available
I'm sorry but this hypothesis is inconsistent with experience
@melanie @MarkRuffalo @RushGirl
Do you consider yourself woke?
@melanie @MarkRuffalo @RushGirl I do not doubt your awareness about injustices, social or otherwise.
Do you strive to embrace science, and to change your mind when shown new information?
@wolf480pl @melanie @MarkRuffalo
Absolutely. I'll give an example.
IF actual, for-real falsifiable evidence for christian creation was discovered that was undeniable and overwhelming I would accept it as true and throw evolution out the window.
But I seriously doubt that would ever happen.
Not with my experience. I was fairly liberal until the second plane hit the second tower on 9/11, then I veered wildly to the right, where I stayed for the next decade.
Over time, I moved away from Fox "News" and far right conservatism as I've learned more. I'm now more liberal and "woke" than I was before 9/11.
So in my case it is true.
And I can admit when I get it wrong. Don't like it but I do it.
That's good to hear.
That being said, I've seen people describing themselves as "woke" who refuse to consider the possibility that they're wrong, and instead try to silence anyone who disagrees with their dogma.
Generally, labels such as "woke" are vague and confusing, unless a group of people agrees on a specific meaning for the purpose of a particular conversation.
The thing about 'woke' is, it's conservative RepubliQans who started using the word as another wedge, as an insult towards people like me who then simply embraced the term and went with it.
'Woke' has a specific meaning for me now. I bet it does for lots of people.
@MarkRuffalo
Yes! Sarah’s the perfect person to ask…
WTF’s the deal w/ the country’s obsession with a term 80% of them couldn’t define?
It’s nebulous & easily used as an ☂️for “whatever they’re afraid of”.
It’s a “catch all”…
It’s life the term “Fake News”.
@bihazards @SusannaShakespeare @MarkRuffalo
Like when they think "liberal" is an insult. They aren't prepared when you own the label of "not a dick".
@MarkRuffalo Those guest anchors (Sarah Silverman, Chelsea Handler, etc.) have been fun to see on The Daily Show. I love Trevor Noah, but a fresh face is nice sometimes, and can pull off some of the jokes that might not work with Noah.
Also, the jokes are still good: "Gen Z kids are just like, 'Why would I go get shot in the middle east when I can get shot in the comfort of my middle school?'" Ouch. 😬
yeah that whole bit was fantastic.
Oh, the #irony!!!!
Another great quote from this: “What I know woke to mean is like, learning new things about people or the world and then acting accordingly like basic kindness, maybe a gesture of care to people who are more vulnerable than you,” she said. “You know what? Actually you wouldn’t like it, it’s Jesus stuff.”
@MarkRuffalo Henceforth and forever this will be known as Silverman's Law: "A person who says ‘to wit’ is usually a t-wat."
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sarah-silverman-anti-woke-right-wingers_n_63eda62ae4b0808b91c4ab68
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