The rule of the anti-woke grift - eviltoast
  • chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    It’s woke not because of what’s in it, but why. It’s performative politics. Token ensemble casts. Empty signaling. It’s not meant to make the world a better place, it’s meant to make money. It’s like cheap pride merch at Walmart.

    • femtech@midwest.social
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      2 months ago

      Only Republicans talked about virtual signalling and empty signalling because they can’t fathom someone actually caring about others.

    • Samvega@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      2 months ago

      It’s not meant to make the world a better place

      That’s not something humans seem to want to work together to do.