What exactly does being "Woke" entail?

[ⒶⓁⒾⒶⓈ]

Then you need to change to a more like minded setting. All that negativity ain't good.

youre absolutely right....

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

This "woke" shyt is stupid because if woke generally means being cognizant of sociopolitical and historical ongoings, and particularly those that pertain to black people, I've always been "woke" and frankly I don't have much respect for people that aren't.

 

[PhonZhi]

When I think of being woke/conscious I envision it like this:

Before becoming "conscious" you're naive to how ugly this world really is, so you view everything as:

A pretty world where anything is possible.

After "waking up" you realize that this is an ugly world with an ugly history with ugly people in it. You start to view this world more like:

An existence where your own skin color gets you hated for no reason.

An existence where people won't hire you simply cuz of your skin color

Being "woke" can be a burden. My views on EVERYTHING has changed. Music, t.v, sports. Things that most people simply see as "entertainment" I see differently.

I'm no longer comfortable around people of other races. Matter fact my anxiety goes up if I find myself where I'm the only black person around. I even avoid going in places when I know there's no other black people there. I don't like it. But at the same time my own racial pride has INCREASED. I'm now PROUD to be black whereas I used to simply just be aware that I was black. I wasn't PROUD, I am now.

Being woke has its pros & cons. I do think that only a small few are truly "woke" so if you've been given the burden of being woke I feel that its your duty to do something with it.

I have a 3 year old daughter and she has a white friend that lives across the street. It saddens me to think that one day I'm gonna have to talk to her about race and that white people are "different" and that they see her as "different".

In order for "change" to ever occur, more of us are gonna have to wake up. I hate to say it, but gaining a disdain for other races comes with the territory of waking up.

I don't want to become consumed with hate so I'm still trying to figure out how to deal with this newfound "wokeness"

 

[plushcarpet]

it's a metaphor for critical thinking

 

[Breh13]

Any normal sane black person should be aware of the injustice, our history and how other people see you just because of the colour of your skin.

No need to be 'woke'. Shouldn't even be a consideration.

That word has been twisted and used for all manner of useless shyt.

 

[Hejdå]

I feel like this thread is just everyone sarcastically winking at each other

When I think of being woke/conscious I envision it like this:

Before becoming "conscious" you're naive to how ugly this world really is, so you view everything as:

A pretty world where anything is possible.

After "waking up" you realize that this is an ugly world with an ugly history with ugly people in it. You start to view this world more like:

An existence where your own skin color gets you hated for no reason.

An existence where people won't hire you simply cuz of your skin color

Being "woke" can be a burden. My views on EVERYTHING has changed. Music, t.v, sports. Things that most people simply see as "entertainment" I see differently.

I'm no longer comfortable around people of other races. Matter fact my anxiety goes up if I find myself where I'm the only black person around. I even avoid going in places when I know there's no other black people there. I don't like it. But at the same time my own racial pride has INCREASED. I'm now PROUD to be black whereas I used to simply just be aware that I was black. I wasn't PROUD, I am now.

Being woke has its pros & cons. I do think that only a small few are truly "woke" so if you've been given the burden of being woke I feel that its your duty to do something with it.

I have a 3 year old daughter and she has a white friend that lives across the street. It saddens me to think that one day I'm gonna have to talk to her about race and that white people are "different" and that they see her as "different".

In order for "change" to ever occur, more of us are gonna have to wake up. I hate to say it, but gaining a disdain for other races comes with the territory of waking up.

I don't want to become consumed with hate so I'm still trying to figure out how to deal with this newfound "wokeness"

yep

 

[MarcMan]

As a black man or woman, knowing the history of your race and culture. Not the whitewashed history taught in school or from white outlets. Understanding how white supremacy created generational economic, social and psychological problems for blacks. Being proud of who you are when we were suppose to never be proud or confident because black was/is always considered ugly, inferior and evil. And not letting white people or anyone else try to get you to conform or go against your people.

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[Ghost Utmost]

Like some of the Sibs have written:

I been "woke" since I could bust a nut (in like 1989). I don't consider it a heightened state. It should be the natural state .

Maybe there should be a hip word for the opposite which would be akin to believing in Santa.

 

[DrX]

the problem is most arent woke...they just hope on SM bandwagons but they dont wanna practice what they preach....putting down the drugs, educating themselves about history and economics, saving etc.....because next week, see gonna see worldstar videos on facebook, business as usual

 

[Colin X]

You mean on the Coli or in real life?

 

[yjmonn]

Basically means you graduated from the University of Wikipedia and recieved your bachelor in Grade A-Fucc boi

That youtube university diploma too