Rex Kerr
1 min readJun 13, 2023

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None of these are actually documented as falsehoods but rather hinge on a deep disagreement about the meaning of the word "woke", so they don't technically meet the definition of lies. Nonetheless, they clarify a profoundly different outlook that is not acknowledged in TaraElla's writing as far as I can see.

For the usage and definition that TaraElla is responding to, it is helpful to understand the history of appropriation of the term. For instance: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/17/opinion/woke-politically-correct.html

(Edit, for anyone who doesn't want to read the whole article, the key observation is: "We understand [that rejecting wokeness isn't simply anti-blackness] when we see that the real wind behind its wings in the early 2010s was that “woke” served as a handy, nonpejorative replacement for “politically correct.”" I concur: this is my personal (i.e. anecdotal) experience with the usage of the term.)

Anyway, you make a powerful case, if an arguable one, and in light of that it is not entirely unreasonable that you would view TaraElla's statements as materially false. I think TaraElla speaks well for herself, and I think you have spoken compellingly for your position, so if there are any readers besides us two remaining, I encourage them to think deeply about the arguments presented.

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Rex Kerr
Rex Kerr

Written by Rex Kerr

One who rejoices when everything is made as simple as possible, but no simpler. Sayer of things that may be wrong, but not so bad that they're not even wrong.

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