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minus-squareandros_rex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-210か月前The term woke is at least around 100 years old. It was specifically a reminder to stay “woke” (awake) of the threat of lynching.
minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·10か月前Yes words come from places. Etymology is a thing. But ask anyone in the mainstream 1950s or 1990s, they will have no idea what “woke” means, in the cultural context of that time and place.
The term woke is at least around 100 years old.
It was specifically a reminder to stay “woke” (awake) of the threat of lynching.
Yes words come from places. Etymology is a thing. But ask anyone in the mainstream 1950s or 1990s, they will have no idea what “woke” means, in the cultural context of that time and place.