The earliest usage of woke in this context seems to be around 100 years ago. It's part of African American slang as a general expression of being politically active, or as a way to express the idea t… (View Post)

My understanding is that it literally disagrees with that, and just argues that the first bit (same opportunities) are literally what isn't provided, hence the unequal outcomes. If the remnants of pr… (View Post)

This just reminds me of the "British public wrong about nearly everything" survey from 2013 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/british-public-wrong-about-nearly-everything-surv… (View Post)

I mean, this sense of alienation from human interaction has been the cry of working people for ages - bread and roses, bread and roses. 8 hours work, 8 hours enjoyment, 8 hours rest - the workers cri… (View Post)

Like, in this situation white people could be considered an "out-group", in the same way you could argue when queer people reclaim slurs straight people are an "out-group" - in th… (View Post)