• RubberStuntBaby@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Star Trek has been utopian space communism from the very beginning.

    Science fiction has always been a vehicle for exploring woke ideas. Separating an issue from its current context allows the audience to set aside their biases and look with fresh eyes.

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        1 year ago

        no it isn’t. it means being aware of systemic oppression. don’t let those asshats get away with redefining it.

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        1 year ago

        Woke started out being used in a positive manner by people of color to describe social awareness, then conservatives decided to use it as a mockery of those who dare to ask for a more caring and supportive society. The right didn’t come up with that term.