• realcaseyrollinsOP
    -66•2 years ago

    I am, but I’m not a fan of wokeness. I trust that you’re not so dense that you can’t tell the difference.

        • @Madison420@lemmy.worldEnglish
          20•2 years ago

          You’d have to define it to be wrong, so take a leap rather than call people poo poo heads and run away.

          • realcaseyrollinsOP
            -31•2 years ago

            Look, considering you don’t know what wokeness is, I’ll spell it out for you: wokeness is critical theory, which states that, among other things, inequality is inherently bad or wrong, and must be rectified. You don’t need to adhere to critical theory to observe that such inequalities exist though.

            You can learn more about Critical Theory here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_theory

            Or about critical theory applied to race, commonly known as Critical Race Theory or CRT, here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_race_theory

            That’s my serious answer, with everything you need to know. After this we can be as silly or goofy as you like.

            • @EGG_CREAM@lemmy.worldEnglish
              21•2 years ago

              Since your issue is with critical race theory, and you have stated in multiple comments that the problem with critical race theory is that it says inequality and hierarchy is bad, specifically when it comes to race, I guess its safe to assume you are a racist, then?

                • realcaseyrollinsOP
                  -17•2 years ago

                  If you adhere to CRT, I’m sure you would agree, even though I’m black, since under the CRT framework, it’s not about hating races, but not advocating for equality of outcomes across ethnic lines. And this is how you get stuff like “conservatism is white supremacy” and whatnot.

                  It’s all a bit silly, but if you’re down with the silliness, go ahead. Call me, a black man, racist for disagreeing with Donald Glover, a man I greatly respect.

                  • JokeDeityEnglish
                    9•2 years ago

                    LMFAO, do we have a c/asablackman yet? Go the fuck back to 4chan.

            • @Socsa@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
              7•2 years ago

              I promise you that you never knew anything about critical race theory before republicans told you to be afraid of it like a year ago.

                  • realcaseyrollinsOP
                    -6•2 years ago

                    Fair enough. So what’s the difference between wokeness and critical theory? I thought they were more or less harmonious or synonymous.

      • realcaseyrollinsOP
        -44•2 years ago

        In a quick sentence, wokeness is critical theory, in particular applied to race, known as critical race theory.

        To observe inequalities is not woke; what is woke is to believe that all inequalities or power hierarchies are inherently bad.

          • realcaseyrollinsOP
            -16•2 years ago

            I think a variety of levels of pay depending on job position, effort, or skill is a great example. Not all jobs are equal, so they should not all yield the same amount of pay.

            • JokeDeityEnglish
              3•2 years ago

              I highly doubt you’ve never tried methamphetamine. Every racist pretending to be black when they’re called out for racism on the Internet is big into it at some point in their lives.

              • realcaseyrollinsOP
                -3•2 years ago

                I’ve never tried methamphetamine, although I believe I have ADHD and I certainly wouldn’t be opposed taking an amphetamine at some point in the future

        • @CeruleanRuin@lemmings.worldEnglish
          4•2 years ago

          what is woke is to believe that all inequalities or power hierarchies are inherently bad.

          That sounds like a thinly veiled way of saying you’re a supremacist.

          • realcaseyrollinsOP
            -4•2 years ago

            If we’re both the lens of wokeness I’d agree, even though I’m a black dude, as under that framework it’s inequality, not discrimination, that is racism.