• prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    3 days ago

    I honestly don’t know, the word’s meaning has been entirely nebulous since the right co-opted it.

    Usually when people complain about “woke being shoved in their face,” it’s because they don’t like that a character is: female, brown, trans, or gay. That’s why I was curious, because I hadn’t heard that about Deadfire.

    Those kinds of people typically completely miss themes like colonization.

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      3 days ago

      Oh, I get it, sorry for the confusion and thanks for the explanation.

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        3 days ago

        No worries. There is always confusion around that word now, and that was done purposely.

        Just like what they’re trying to do with “fascist” right now.

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            3 days ago

            Note that Eco was writing about what he called “Ur-fascism” or nascent fascism.

            I believe that we are past that now. Still a very very good list. I recommend reading the actual essay if you haven’t yet. It’s only like 8 or 9 pages.