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To think this takes the "woke" biscuit

128 replies

WhatTheFuckIsThis2 · 18/01/2022 20:24

I'm on a discussion FB page. I never post on it but I read it occasionally. Mainly just to gawp at the craziness.

It is FULL of woke types, can't say man or woman it's person with a vagina, chest feeder, all that sort of crap.

Anyway, I've noticed a new thing now where no one is allowed to say dead anymore. It's "unalived". Literally everyone says it. Apparently the word dead or killed is triggering and we should all say "unalived" now.

Today they were discussing dates and whether you tell friends where you're going before you meet the person. All very sensible of course. But the comments are all "yes because I'd hate to be found unalived the next day". These are adult humans talking like this...

I just... what?! Was the world always this insane?

OP posts:
TeeBee · 18/01/2022 21:03

You know when a trend appears and then a few generations later, there's a backlash and the trend goes the opposite way? Wake me up when that happens, it's going to be fricken hilarious and hopefully all the batshits will have pulled their heads out of their arses.

DoNotGetADog · 18/01/2022 21:06

Disappointing thread… I genuinely came on thinking it might be about an actual “woke biscuit”.

FangsForTheMemory · 18/01/2022 21:07

Honestly of all the things to get worked up about at the moment, this wouldn't be in my top 100.

Angelik · 18/01/2022 21:08

That is fucking hilarious! But on a serious note, I wouldn't want to be on social media platform where you can't say "dead" or "suicide" - it's about context and people need to be responsible and mature enough to handle social media. Banning words doesn't get rid of the actions

Georgeskitchen · 18/01/2022 21:13

@DoNotGetADog

Disappointing thread… I genuinely came on thinking it might be about an actual “woke biscuit”.
I'm with you on this Which is the wokest biscuit? Custard cream Jammy Dodger Hobnob Rich tea?🤣
Gumbomambo · 18/01/2022 21:17

I do know that tunnocks Teacakes are the most unwoke biscuits of all.

JudgeJ · 18/01/2022 21:25

@Cloudsarebright

Unalived is usually used ironically because certain social media’s censor or shadow ban content with the word suicide stated explicitly.
Are people who are alive referred to as the undied thwn, to match unalive?
Broblem · 18/01/2022 21:32

As others have said, this is nothing to do with ‘wokeness’.

www.thefocus.news/culture/unalived-meaning/

SlidingInto2022sDMs · 18/01/2022 21:34

Ironically, it's quite "woke" (in the way you use it, not the actual meaning of it) to get so offended and outraged about something you can change. Leave the group? Keep using dead and leave others to it? Block some annoying people?

It's a bit "woke" to come here to complain about "woke" people because you know it will get posters frothing - did these people ever call themselves 'woke' though or is this one of those 'anyone who doesn't act the way I want is 'woke' type posts?

heyitsthistle · 18/01/2022 21:38

So I'm not allowed to post about how dead tired I am?

TikTok is unalived to me.

Abhannmor · 18/01/2022 21:39

Jammie Dodger is a very woke biscuit

BarrowInFurnessRailwayStation · 18/01/2022 21:55

I've noticed the same on YouTube. They're using terms like 'passed' and 'fatally hurting themselves' instead of dead and suicide.

Zoom101 · 18/01/2022 22:11

Ah, but are we talking British biscuits or American? Very different things and both quite woke in their own ways.

OniferousWasp · 18/01/2022 22:13

Thank you

OniferousWasp · 18/01/2022 22:14

OP yabu for being in a group that’s clearly not got you. The leave group function is not hard to find.

Broblem · 18/01/2022 22:16

I've noticed the same on YouTube. They're using terms like 'passed' and 'fatally hurting themselves' instead of dead and suicide.
Yes, to try to avoid demonetization (YouTube prevents content creators from receiving ad revenue for videos on certain sensitive topics).

Broblem · 18/01/2022 22:18
  • MX … as a title MX Jones instead of Mr Jones, Just use your damn name.* All well and good until you try to sign up for, or buy something, online. A prefix is often required.
Nowayoutonlydown · 18/01/2022 22:19

@WhatTheFuckIsThis2

I'm on a discussion FB page. I never post on it but I read it occasionally. Mainly just to gawp at the craziness.

It is FULL of woke types, can't say man or woman it's person with a vagina, chest feeder, all that sort of crap.

Anyway, I've noticed a new thing now where no one is allowed to say dead anymore. It's "unalived". Literally everyone says it. Apparently the word dead or killed is triggering and we should all say "unalived" now.

Today they were discussing dates and whether you tell friends where you're going before you meet the person. All very sensible of course. But the comments are all "yes because I'd hate to be found unalived the next day". These are adult humans talking like this...

I just... what?! Was the world always this insane?

In a lot of groups they don't want you using words like, dead, suicide, sexual assault, rape, breast etc because they are words that can be flagged and after a certain amount the groups are sometimes just closed down, as was explained to me quite a few months back anyway
Lolamento · 18/01/2022 22:44

What a ridiculous bunch of toddlers!

Toasterandjam · 18/01/2022 22:46

Worlds gone crazy! Say what?!...can't say the word crazy anymore...?...

BashStreetKid · 18/01/2022 22:49

YABU to use "woke". It's lazy.

DiddyHeck · 18/01/2022 22:52

What's the name of the group OP so we can all gawp?

whatmagicword · 18/01/2022 23:11

What a load of TRIPE!

334bu · 18/01/2022 23:30

Bonkers!

334bu · 18/01/2022 23:32

YABU to use "woke". It's lazy.

So just batshit then?