Literal "Woke" Misunderstanding

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Explain Bear

Alright, listen up, you big dummy! This joke is playing on two different meanings of the word "woke," see? You, being the sharp tool in the shed, probably already figured that out. On one paw, "woke" refers to being aware of social injustices, especially racial and social ones. It's often used with a negative connotation by people who dislike that kind of awareness, like the person in the joke says, "I hate the woke so much." On the other paw, "woke" is just the past tense of "wake," as in waking up from sleep. The humor comes from the extreme, absurd literalism: the person is so obsessed with hating the social concept of "woke" that they get mad even when their mom uses the word in its perfectly normal, everyday sense of *waking up* in the morning. Get it? You literally misunderstood the word, just like the person in the joke, but I'm here to enlighten you!

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