Was this the start of a US Presidential campaign

[Bjauck]

An interesting American item on the “Dog Whistle” term “woke”.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/magaz...ck-whats-next/

[Daytr]

Here's John Cleese on the history of being 'woke'. It's a term like being a Greenie that has become derogatory because you care about the environment. So something good has become something bad or embarrassing. I get there are times when people can be overly sensitive or lack humour and where the line is, is subjective.
But racism & misogyny to me are well beyond the pale.

https://youtu.be/qdb3arA_eh8?feature=shared

And 'snowflake' another widely used derogatory term. Interestingly Cleese is more negative on woke than snowfkakes, whereas quite often they can be one in the same. Typically I find it's the person throwing the accusation that has run out of argument so resorts to what they think is an insult.

https://pin.it/5Im7MN1Dt

[kiwikeith]

Here's John Cleese on the history of being 'woke'. It's a term like being a Greenie that has become derogatory because you care about the environment. So something good has become something bad or embarrassing. I get there are times when people can be overly sensitive or lack humour and where the line is, is subjective.
But racism & misogyny to me are well beyond the pale.

https://youtu.be/qdb3arA_eh8?feature=shared

And 'snowflake' another widely used derogatory term. Interestingly Cleese is more negative on woke than snowfkakes, whereas quite often they can be one in the same. Typically I find it's the person throwing the accusation that has run out of argument so resorts to what they think is an insult.

https://pin.it/5Im7MN1Dt

Do-gooder is another term which you would think would be a positive description but is mostly used in a derogatory manner.

[Daytr]

Do-gooder is another term which you would think would be a positive description but is mostly used in a derogatory manner.

Yep, I heard my old man use that term not long ago & I challenged him on it, asking what he meant by do-gooder and he was a bit flummoxed

[iceman]

Here's John Cleese on the history of being 'woke'. It's a term like being a Greenie that has become derogatory because you care about the environment. So something good has become something bad or embarrassing. I get there are times when people can be overly sensitive or lack humour and where the line is, is subjective.
But racism & misogyny to me are well beyond the pale.

https://youtu.be/qdb3arA_eh8?feature=shared

And 'snowflake' another widely used derogatory term. Interestingly Cleese is more negative on woke than snowfkakes, whereas quite often they can be one in the same. Typically I find it's the person throwing the accusation that has run out of argument so resorts to what they think is an insult.

https://pin.it/5Im7MN1Dt

"Greenie" has not become derogatory because people care about the environment. It has become a joke because the people branded as Greenies are out of touch with reality.

[Daytr]

"Greenie" has not become derogatory because people care about the environment. It has become a joke because the people branded as Greenies are out of touch with reality.

Nope, I remember when phrases like tree hugger & Greenie became an insult in the 80s.

Your interpretation has nothing to do with the Green movement, I.e. it's become lazy term for anyone & anything a bit like woke and that's probably now considered woke. I.e caring about something.