I would interpret that as a genuine personal inquiry. “Woke” has become a nebulous word used to define whatever bogeyman the author feels threatens their way of life.

> “Woke” has become a nebulous word used to define whatever bogeyman the author feels threatens their way of life.

I don't think that is accurate. "Woke" still retains its original meaning of "aware of racial discrimination," and its subsequent generalized meaning of "aware of social inequalities." What happened was very similar to what happened with the word "liberal," which also retains its original meaning, namely, "tolerant," in that those threatened by equality or inexplicably opposed to awareness of inequality inscrutably use it as a pejorative. This doesn't make a lot of sense because "woke" used pejoratively strongly signals, "I am a racist and/or sexist and/or opposed to equality and/or opposed to awareness of inequality."

> This doesn't make a lot of sense because "woke" used pejoratively strongly signals, "I am a racist and/or sexist and/or opposed to equality and/or opposed to awareness of inequality."

You're confusion is imagining that we care that's what it signals.

It's difficult to guess what you're trying to convey here. Are you saying that you don't care if you represent yourself in a way that makes people around you assume the worst? Or you are racist/sexist and proud of it? Or you're so into the team-sports aspect of american politics that you just use those words in the same way as, like "Pats suck, go Bears!"?

Honest question - I've heard people using that line in all of those contexts.

I think that is an accurate take. I have just observed “woke” to indicate any manner of positions with which the author disagreed (eg environmental protection).

I didn't say I don't know what it means. I asked YOU what it means to YOU.

The way I use it, it means "alert to injustice in society, especially racism". But I suspect a lot of people on a certain political team use it to mean "liberal and stupid". There's a wide range of uses of the term, which is why I asked.

Meant in a merely descriptive way to describe the new breed of lefty extremists. In other words a bit of both of your meanings. This is a prime example of folks who think pushing their identity politics is a higher priority than ethics, and have gone a bit too far.

Not meant pejoratively outside of how poorly the current example speaks of the movement.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33610704

Is clandestinely funding anti-woke causes any more, or less, nefarious in your opinion?

If it's the same, why did you choose only to call out that "side" of the spectrum?

Clandestinely is more nefarious obviously. I'd have called out trumpers if they had been involved. Both-sides-ism is a waste of time when both-sides aren't involved.