The link I gave to Yuyutsu gives the origins of the
term "woke" and how the meaning has changed. We're told
that the term was officially added into the dictionary in
2017 and it means to be awake to sensitive social issues
such as racism.

We're also told that the term is at the centre of many of
the fiercest political and cultural debates at the moment.

Some people say being woke is a sign of awareness to social
issues, others whip out the term as an insult - as we can
see on this form.

The link gives not only its meaning but also its origins
and when did the Black Lives Matter movement use it as
well as explaining why do some people dislike the term.

"It's become a common term of derision among some who
oppose the movements its associated with or believe the
issues are exaggerated. And it is somehow used to mock
or infantile supporters of those movements."

All very normal activities on discussions in this forum.
I suspect that for some people language was developed
because of their deep need to complain.

how and why it is being used.
Foxy,
I can see better from here than you from over there what's playing out !
Seeing & understanding what you see are two totally different things !

individual,

I totally agree and as I've said
before - one needs a bigger lens to see
the full picture.
(smile).

Being WOKE you are at liberty to destroy anything that has and does mean "I feel opressed by it". Hence the burning down of Police Stations and destroying police cars and the call to defund police. Foxys definition is typical of Left interpretations of a Marxist World views.

http://www.israelunwired.com/the-philosophy-behind-the-woke-movement/

IT IS THE NEW MARXIST RELIGION
There is a new religion. It is moving like a tidal wave through every facet of western culture, shaping and redefining society as it goes. This religion masquerades under the guise of compassion and justice, but underneath is an evil ideology that is incompatible with western values and incongruent with the Christian worldview.

"There are many names for what we currently find ourselves in; wokeness, political correctness, and cancel culture are some of them, but these only encapsulate a portion of the phenomenon. Cultural Marxism, neo-marxism, social justice, identity politics, and Critical Theory are broader descriptors. We would like to use a term that adequately captures the religiosity of the movement: wokeism.

Wokeism is a religion. Although it has not been organized into any formal religious structure, it has all the functions of religious doctrine. It has a unique epistemology (theory of knowledge), an evaluation of the human condition, and a redemption narrative."

http://www.convergemedia.org/wokeism-the-new-religion-of-the-west/

The link I gave on the meaning of woke, what it means,
its origins, and how it has changed was taken from
"inews.co.uk." which is a British national morning
paper published in London. Here's a link about it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_(newspaper)

And here is the original link about woke:

http://inews.co.uk/news/uk/woke-what-mean-meaning-origins-term-definition-culture-387962

As you can see -"it's been a common term of derision among
some who oppose the movements its associated with..."
They also choose to try to whip out insulting terms
against people they see as their enemies.

Sad really. Especially coming from self proclaimed religious
people.

Bill Maher is a liberal (in the US sense, not the Australian sense) who would have been considered woke in the days before 'the woke' went crazy. The sort of person even Foxy would struggle to find a reason to pretend to ignore.

http://www.foxnews.com/media/bill-maher-aoc-wokeness-ocasio-cortez-real-time

Maher considers woke to be "a joke because it makes you think of people who wake up offended and take orders from Twitter. And their oversensitivity has grown tiresome,"

Also...."the term "woke" went from being a "rallying cry to a pejorative." It seems some haven't caught up with that change.