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What's a 'dirty word' that you hate hearing when it's used to describe something or someone? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by infyrin@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I hate the word 'Consumer' or I mockingly call it 'CONSOOMER'. Because that's to imply everyone in the world is just cattle, but with wallets. We're no longer customers. We're consumers now. And a consumer's purpose is to consume shit, whatever is put out there. Got money? Shut up and consume, it's what corporate interests and capitalism itself thrive on. Consume and consume.

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[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"woke" is just a catchall for "things I don't understand and don't like, and thus have hate towards"

[–] Adulated_Aspersion@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When I hear someone mention "woke" with derision, they are typically railing against things that represent people of color. I de facto assume someone is trying to thinly veil their racism.

[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

When I hear someone mention "woke", I stop listening to them. I am not equipped to respond to the deluge of racist, bigoted, climate-denialist, etc. bullshit that's about to come out of their mouths.