• @David_Eight@lemmy.world
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    122 years ago

    Woke is an adjective derived from African-American Vernacular meaning “alert to racial prejudice and discrimination”. Woke has been used this way for decades and anyone using it differently is using it incorrectly.

    • Throwaway
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      22 years ago

      Language evolves. Just ask anyone with a they/them pronoun.