How did American “wokeness” jump from elite schools to everyday life?

Re:How did American “wokeness” jump from elite schools to ev... by franczesko on Saturday September 04, 2021 @05:05AM (#28413383)

The question would be, how many people who declare up front that they're transgender are actually medically diagnosed with such condition and how many just jumped on the bandwagon of what is fancy on the internet right now?

Disclaimer - personally, I'm sceptical about the concept and scientific grounds behind transgenderism and I expect my comment to be downvoted.

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Re:How did American “wokeness” jump from elite schools to ev... by lwhi on Saturday September 04, 2021 @05:17AM (#28413452)

Preempting downvotes, because you know your comment is not acceptable to the majority, feels like a very cynical device designed to limit that behaviour.

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Re:How did American “wokeness” jump from elite schools to ev... by franczesko on Saturday September 04, 2021 @05:42AM (#28413582)

I'd be cautious about referring to what is acceptable to the "majority" and claiming that the concept receives a broad support, as in reality it seems that it's quite the opposite.

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Re:How did American “wokeness” jump from elite schools to ev... by lwhi on Saturday September 04, 2021 @05:55AM (#28413651)

I suppose it depends whether you're making the comment in a community where the majority are cis gendered men or not.

And furthermore, if you weren't expecting the majority to disagree you've just certified the comment as disingenuous anyway.

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Re:How did American “wokeness” jump from elite schools to ev... by franczesko on Saturday September 04, 2021 @06:14AM (#28413729)

I was expecting a discussion about the merit of my comment and not an immediate downvote just because someone might not like opinion.

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