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omg they made lemmy political

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They're calling Mortal Kombat woke now lol (infosec.pub)
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[–] ech@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

Because the greater populace has fallen for their aim to redefine the word. It used to be used to declare awareness of oppression and prejudice. Now it's a word to avoid or denounce, even by those that should be embracing it.