Society/Culture Woke. Can you tell real from parody?

[Chief]

Ima have to mark some of these threads as “Courier-Mail Letters Column”.

Whinging from poor victimised old white blokes.

 

[Maddhew]

Ima have to mark some of these threads as “Courier-Mail Letters Column”.

Whinging from poor victimised old white blokes.

Thank you so much. I am a PVOWB. I have been searching far and wide for a semi-long and confusing acronym describing the characteristics of the members of a group in which I can identify.

I might add a few letters, encourage some others join and then start identifying some solutions that are looking for problems.

Any ideas of other groups we can intersect with?

 

[Tiger08]

Ima have to mark some of these threads as “Courier-Mail Letters Column”.

Whinging from poor victimised old white blokes.

No woke hell for you Chief! Well done! Everyone will read that and think.. Chief is a good person. He must not be like all those old white guys. Well done.

This isn't about being victimised.. who's getting victimised?! We get to give up nothing (other than a few things down the memory hole) pay lip service, achieve no progress on nonsense causes and everyone will think we're good people!

It's a wonderful opportunity and I'm glad you're embracing it as I am.

 

[Tiger08]

Thank you so much. I am a PVOWB. I have been searching far and wide for a semi-long and confusing acronym describing the characteristics of the members of a group in which I can identify.

I might add a few letters, encourage some others join and then start identifying some solutions that are looking for problems.

Any ideas of other groups we can intersect with?

Excellent idea.. now the Feminists and the Trans lobby have gone to war on women's sport.. can we get some feminists on board?! PVOWB+??

 

[Stan_Darsh72]

Most woke shit is pushed by Murican companies because it gets them clicks, mentions and all that wank.

Woke shit is Wall street tactics designed to create a culture war over class based issues. Who cares about plastic potato's when there is real shit to deal with? Coca Cola has used paramilitaries to kill union members in Latin America, so ignore any bullshit from that company. Want to stop woke shit vote with your wallet and dont buy any coca cola products.

 

[Maddhew]

Excellent idea.. now the Feminists and the Trans lobby have gone to war on women's sport.. can we get some feminists on board?! PVOWB+??

The PVOWB community has not yet formed a position on this one. Whilst we believe that biological males who now identify as female competing in women's sport is unfair, we do see the potential for them to improve the spectacle. Depending on what we decide, we may be able to intersect with either the feminists or trans activists, best to stay agile.

 

[sherb]

Cabinet minister accused of rape over night, but apparently this is THE big story.

It's a good way to deflect.

 

[sherb]

You've probably never been employed by a major company where you are encouraged (possibly socially pressured) to attend a course that encourages you to be 'less white'.

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Quite a few things on that list that seem quite reasonable.

 

[Eagle Wrath]

Quite a few things on that list that seem quite reasonable.

If its aimed at everyone.

 

[Maddhew]

Quite a few things on that list that seem quite reasonable.

The entire list is reasonable apart for the heading. The heading makes the list racist.

 

[Maddhew]

If its aimed at everyone.

100%.

It is not only wrong to suggest white people inherently have those characteristics, it is wrong to suggest non-white (BAME, POC, OTWA) people inherently don't.

 

[Chief]

Thank you so much. I am a PVOWB. I have been searching far and wide for a semi-long and confusing acronym describing the characteristics of the members of a group in which I can identify.

I might add a few letters, encourage some others join and then start identifying some solutions that are looking for problems.

Any ideas of other groups we can intersect with?

PVOWB+ thank you very much.

 

[Maddhew]

Absolutely.. on every other religion you remain silent.

The other thing Pie points out about corporate support of this nonsense which is so true.. there is no easier shortcut to build your profile in a large organisation that getting in behind one of these causes.. it doesnt cost you a thing and no one will dare challenge you. I've done it myself but it's not like I believe in it.. but what's the downside? Do the senior members of the Chinese Communist party believe in communism? It's just a way to get up the chain..

It also distracts from the fact that actually oppressed people are manufacturing your product.

 

[Tiger08]

It also distracts from the fact that actually oppressed people are manufacturing your product.

Especially for the many well-to-do Aussie expats who also pay undocumented immigrants peanuts to look after their kids (ie. modern slavery) so they can go out to dinner and talk up BLM and how evil Trump supporters are..

 

[FireKrakouer]

"cultural enlightenment, or bust"

Daniel Schmactenberger is an impressive intellect.

I enjoyed that, particularly near the end with his "2nd person" epestemic. That's something I think 99% of bigfooty could improve on (very much myself included).

 

[FireKrakouer]

So it was a publicity stunt by the company. The right shared Hasbro branding out of outrage, then the left shared Hasbro branding either supporting the decision or mocking the right wing outraged, and then Hasbro says "jokes y'all, the product remains the same".

Quite ingenious!

 

[Snake_Baker]

 

[Snake_Baker]

Ima have to mark some of these threads as “Courier-Mail Letters Column”.

Whinging from poor victimised old white blokes.

It sure as hell beats rationally analysing your own politics.

 

[tandino]

Ima have to mark some of these threads as “Courier-Mail Letters Column”.

Whinging from poor victimised old white blokes.

Their clicks still count the same though don't they?

 

[Snake_Baker]

 

[Snake_Baker]

Their clicks still count the same though don't they?

Yeah, I dunno if I should put much weight in the moral indulgences of a miniature provincial version of Zuckerberg.

We're not exactly talking about the disenfranchised white working class here...........but somehow he manages to find a way to empathize with anyone else...............provided they're not male & white.

 

[Snake_Baker]

 

[Chief]

Their clicks still count the same though don't they?

Not when they repulse normal people who would have much more interesting things to say.

 

[Scotland]

Jonathan Pie owns this thread. Manages to get foaming happening on both sides of the aisle.

He is a character played buy Tom Walker. I do wonder how many people don't know this. Same as Titania McGrath. One of my friends always posts stuff by 'her' on social media. I'm not 100% sure he knows it's a guy in Ireland.

 

[Evolved1]

The anti-religous woke are really only anti-christianity or anti-juadism. It is doesn't fit the narrative to criticise the others regardless of whether you have a consistent position across the board.

I'm an anti-theist who hates all religions, especially the three Abrahamic faiths.