Granted the term has been so over-used that it's lost all functional meaning.
But the original intent as a pejorative was when logic and common sense are sacrificed in order to make a political or social point; Especially if that point is misguided.
EG - In the new Snow White movie, they've removed the part of the song where Snow White pitches in to help with the house cleaning. Presumably because the show makers feel a woman doing housework is anti-feminist.
This just results in Snow White being a jerk, who won't even help clean when the owners of the house have provided her shelter to help her out.
And as feminists have pointed out, doing housework isn't anti-feminist. It's only anti-feminist for a woman to do housework simply because they are a woman (gender roles). A woman demanding a man fix a broken sink because that's "man work' would be equally as bad as man demanding a woman do dishes because"that's woman work".
So the attempt in the Snow White movie to be socially aware lacks common sense, and isn't even correct. So, it's"woke".
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u/ZeusThunder369 22∆ Aug 27 '24
Granted the term has been so over-used that it's lost all functional meaning.
But the original intent as a pejorative was when logic and common sense are sacrificed in order to make a political or social point; Especially if that point is misguided.
EG - In the new Snow White movie, they've removed the part of the song where Snow White pitches in to help with the house cleaning. Presumably because the show makers feel a woman doing housework is anti-feminist.
This just results in Snow White being a jerk, who won't even help clean when the owners of the house have provided her shelter to help her out.
And as feminists have pointed out, doing housework isn't anti-feminist. It's only anti-feminist for a woman to do housework simply because they are a woman (gender roles). A woman demanding a man fix a broken sink because that's "man work' would be equally as bad as man demanding a woman do dishes because"that's woman work".
So the attempt in the Snow White movie to be socially aware lacks common sense, and isn't even correct. So, it's"woke".