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by pmoriarty 2595 days ago
What do you mean by "woke"?
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brohee 2595 days ago
I would guess that meaning : https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=woke

A word currently used to describe "consciousness" and being aware of the truth behind things "the man" doesn't want you to know i.e. classism, racism...

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browningstreet 2595 days ago
A suggested reading that discusses wokeness, to some degree:

A THOUSAND SMALL SANITIES

The Moral Adventure of Liberalism

By Adam Gopnik

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/14/books/review/adam-gopnik-...

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