Post by Admin on Jan 3, 2021 6:53:32 GMT
'Woke'
What exactly does that term mean?, some may ask. metro.co.uk/2020/03/27/word-woke-became-tool-silence-people-colour-12426214/
I looked up the definition and actually term first used back in the 1940's or 30's by Afro-American citizens trying to carve out an identity for selves separate from the definition 'white society' had given them, which was basically 'nothing'.
But also terms change over time, and are used differently by different 'groups' during certain eras.
I read where the term 'Woke' has been ostricized today, mainly by those on the political 'right'.
Like 'Kwanza'...www.cnn.com/2019/12/26/us/kwanzaa-principles-trnd/index.html
Or anything else that is not centered around European supremacy, I do notice that particularly older 'white males' always seem to object to it and or villafy it's intent.
Seems to older 'W' males if it's not 'white' than by divine destiny it's simply not 'right'.
And so I'd like to challenge that notion in this section, and take a closer look at what is it about 'the past', particularly America's past, that would make some feel they must 'awaken' today in as far as how one of colour perceives self, and whether that perception is based on independent factors outside the 'white mans' definition of others.
In other words, White society has enjoyed the privilege of being able to define others for the last 400 or so years, and in ways that suit them, but not necessarily in ways that benefit those they define.
And I think 'woke' is kind of breaking the 'chains' of other peoples definition of 'you' or self, and with that does come a lot of liberation for some.
And definitions do matter, for definitions are what form perceptions, and often times perception is more powerful than reality.
Example:
If a Police officer perceives you're bad, it doesn't matter that in reality you're actually good and a law abiding citizen, at that moment the police officer is acting on their perception of you, rather than the reality of you...and add 'authority' to that equation and bad things can occur.
Here cops slam wrong man into wall who they believed to be a suspect, leaving the man in a coma.
Perception, bad, reality, the guy was innocent...that's what I mean when I say initially perception has more power than reality.
In reality the man was innocent, but after being knocked head first into wall, fell into a coma.
Anyways, in no rush, have plenty of time to explore 'Woke', and what it really means, and in doing so we must go back to how 'black folks' were defined for most of America's history, or any person of color.
We'll explore 'Darwinism', and 'Cranal Americana' and more.
For the effects of history don't just die with yesterday, but rather those living today are a constant stream of yesterdays realities.
Woke, is it bad or good to be that?
We shall see.
Much more to follow as time allows.
What exactly does that term mean?, some may ask. metro.co.uk/2020/03/27/word-woke-became-tool-silence-people-colour-12426214/
I looked up the definition and actually term first used back in the 1940's or 30's by Afro-American citizens trying to carve out an identity for selves separate from the definition 'white society' had given them, which was basically 'nothing'.
But also terms change over time, and are used differently by different 'groups' during certain eras.
I read where the term 'Woke' has been ostricized today, mainly by those on the political 'right'.
Like 'Kwanza'...www.cnn.com/2019/12/26/us/kwanzaa-principles-trnd/index.html
Or anything else that is not centered around European supremacy, I do notice that particularly older 'white males' always seem to object to it and or villafy it's intent.
Seems to older 'W' males if it's not 'white' than by divine destiny it's simply not 'right'.
And so I'd like to challenge that notion in this section, and take a closer look at what is it about 'the past', particularly America's past, that would make some feel they must 'awaken' today in as far as how one of colour perceives self, and whether that perception is based on independent factors outside the 'white mans' definition of others.
In other words, White society has enjoyed the privilege of being able to define others for the last 400 or so years, and in ways that suit them, but not necessarily in ways that benefit those they define.
And I think 'woke' is kind of breaking the 'chains' of other peoples definition of 'you' or self, and with that does come a lot of liberation for some.
And definitions do matter, for definitions are what form perceptions, and often times perception is more powerful than reality.
Example:
If a Police officer perceives you're bad, it doesn't matter that in reality you're actually good and a law abiding citizen, at that moment the police officer is acting on their perception of you, rather than the reality of you...and add 'authority' to that equation and bad things can occur.
Here cops slam wrong man into wall who they believed to be a suspect, leaving the man in a coma.
Perception, bad, reality, the guy was innocent...that's what I mean when I say initially perception has more power than reality.
In reality the man was innocent, but after being knocked head first into wall, fell into a coma.
Anyways, in no rush, have plenty of time to explore 'Woke', and what it really means, and in doing so we must go back to how 'black folks' were defined for most of America's history, or any person of color.
We'll explore 'Darwinism', and 'Cranal Americana' and more.
For the effects of history don't just die with yesterday, but rather those living today are a constant stream of yesterdays realities.
Woke, is it bad or good to be that?
We shall see.
Much more to follow as time allows.