| Is this site becoming too woke? 17:01 - Jan 25 with 19640 views | knocker |
Too many snowflakes? |  | | |  |
| Is this site becoming too woke? on 11:16 - Jan 26 with 2561 views | CroydonCaptJack |
| Is this site becoming too woke? on 09:40 - Jan 26 by toboboly |
To the OP, Fantasy Island may be more your thing. |
Like here, there are also good posters on there.
Slight difference is there don't seem to be many on there who look down on another site in such a condescending way. |  | | |
| Is this site becoming too woke? on 11:16 - Jan 26 with 2572 views | slmrstid |
Even a thread on poor Emma Raducanu has descended into chaos on that site. |  | | |
| Is this site becoming too woke? on 12:27 - Jan 26 with 2489 views | GloryHunter |
| Is this site becoming too woke? on 18:59 - Jan 25 by SunnyVanGo |
I had to look it up.
woke
verb
past of wake1.
adjectiveINFORMAL-US
alert to injustice in society, especially racism.
"we need to stay angry, and stay woke" |
Thanks for explaining that. I had always wondered.
Also explains why Richard Littlejohn and the Daily Mail are so against it. |  | | |
| Is this site becoming too woke? on 12:37 - Jan 26 with 2448 views | toboboly |
| Is this site becoming too woke? on 11:16 - Jan 26 by CroydonCaptJack |
Like here, there are also good posters on there.
Slight difference is there don't seem to be many on there who look down on another site in such a condescending way. |
It's from many years of seeing the behaviour |  |
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| Is this site becoming too woke? on 12:50 - Jan 26 with 2411 views | ngbqpr |
| Is this site becoming too woke? on 12:37 - Jan 26 by toboboly |
It's from many years of seeing the behaviour |
I think you and Cap'n Jack may be at cross purposes here re the WATRB board that was nicknamed Fantasy Island; and a newer board that was then named Fantasy Island ironically.
But I may be wrong as LFW is enough for me, no time for more Rangers boards! |  |
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| Is this site becoming too woke? on 13:02 - Jan 26 with 2365 views | MrSheen |
| Is this site becoming too woke? on 11:07 - Jan 26 by BazzaInTheLoft |
Strictly Football only posters and Strictly non football posters can have their cake and eat it by just using the ignore poster / ignore thread buttons.
But we won't will we because let's be honest lots of us are titillated by conflict. I know I am.
Look how many views this thread has got (including from me) even though it's very obviously a bad faith fishing expedition.
I'm on here far too much, usually at my employers expense, but I know ultimately it's my responsibility to leave or ignore. |
Are you working, Bazza? I thought you were a full-time student now. |  | | |
| Is this site becoming too woke? on 13:15 - Jan 26 with 2314 views | BazzaInTheLoft |
| Is this site becoming too woke? on 13:02 - Jan 26 by MrSheen |
Are you working, Bazza? I thought you were a full-time student now. |
Nope. |  | | |
| Is this site becoming too woke? on 13:24 - Jan 26 with 2307 views | Tonto |
both the terms "woke" and "cancel culture" seem to be utterly lacking in any agreed definition, so they are banded about - mostly by right wing media/politicians it seems, to criticise people who dont agree with their views.
I find the use of both phrases/words utterly annoying. so much so I've use "utterly" twice (now 3 times) in this short post.
I've utterly got to get a life... |  |
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| Is this site becoming too woke? on 13:40 - Jan 26 with 2251 views | MrSheen |
| Is this site becoming too woke? on 13:24 - Jan 26 by Tonto |
both the terms "woke" and "cancel culture" seem to be utterly lacking in any agreed definition, so they are banded about - mostly by right wing media/politicians it seems, to criticise people who dont agree with their views.
I find the use of both phrases/words utterly annoying. so much so I've use "utterly" twice (now 3 times) in this short post.
I've utterly got to get a life... |
"Woke" has a reasonably clear meaning to both supporters and critics, "cancel culture" doesn't, it's a common charge on one side while it's very existence is denied by the other. "Right-wing" also has a nebulous meaning as a criticism (as indeed does "fascism") I'm sure lots of people who are "accused" of it would vigorously deny it (eg JK Rowling), while others would be comfortable with it.
In either case, though a quarrel is hard to resist, we're a small enough group as it is, we hardly need further schisms. | | | |
| Is this site becoming too woke? on 14:07 - Jan 26 with 2187 views | robith |
I thought about writing a considered response, i thought about writing a jokey response, and I ended up in the middle
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| Is this site becoming too woke? on 15:32 - Jan 26 with 2074 views | toboboly |
| Is this site becoming too woke? on 12:50 - Jan 26 by ngbqpr |
I think you and Cap'n Jack may be at cross purposes here re the WATRB board that was nicknamed Fantasy Island; and a newer board that was then named Fantasy Island ironically.
But I may be wrong as LFW is enough for me, no time for more Rangers boards! |
Indeed, referring to WATRB, didn't know the other existed so can't comment on their posters. | |
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| Is this site becoming too woke? on 15:52 - Jan 26 with 2033 views | ngbqpr |
JK isn't accused of being right wing (she plainly isn't), just of being a TERF ;) | |
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| Is this site becoming too woke? on 16:23 - Jan 26 with 1966 views | CroydonCaptJack |
| Is this site becoming too woke? on 12:50 - Jan 26 by ngbqpr |
I think you and Cap'n Jack may be at cross purposes here re the WATRB board that was nicknamed Fantasy Island; and a newer board that was then named Fantasy Island ironically.
But I may be wrong as LFW is enough for me, no time for more Rangers boards! |
Yes I was and cheers for clarifying Nick.
I actually came up with the ironic name idea although I wanted R Fantasy Island specifically. | | | |
| Is this site becoming too woke? on 17:11 - Jan 26 with 1903 views | knocker |
I rest my case. | | | |
| Is this site becoming too woke? on 17:19 - Jan 26 with 1861 views | Northernr |
| Is this site becoming too woke? on 17:11 - Jan 26 by knocker |
I rest my case. |
Like I say, not the only site on the internet, not the only QPR message board on the internet, try one of the others if this one isn't to your taste.
If you want to stay and coat it off I'd really appreciate it if you did so in weeks where QPR aren't playing midweek and I'm literally working a 35 hour week to keep this thing running alongside a full time day job, just so I don't feel quite so completely shit. Cheers. |  | | |
| Is this site becoming too woke? on 17:20 - Jan 26 with 1859 views | terryb |
| Is this site becoming too woke? on 17:11 - Jan 26 by knocker |
I rest my case. |
Obviously not enough posters on here who "tell it as it really is". And then go crying all the way home when anybody disagrees with them!
It always amuses me that people use the term "woke" to complain that they are not allowed to say what they want, but are trying to stop the other person saying what they want to. | | | |
| Is this site becoming too woke? on 17:21 - Jan 26 with 1854 views | baz_qpr |
Isn't cancel the "wokes" as about as "snowflake" as you can be |  | | |
| Is this site becoming too woke? on 17:55 - Jan 26 with 1794 views | Stainrod |
| Is this site becoming too woke? on 17:19 - Jan 26 by Northernr |
Like I say, not the only site on the internet, not the only QPR message board on the internet, try one of the others if this one isn't to your taste.
If you want to stay and coat it off I'd really appreciate it if you did so in weeks where QPR aren't playing midweek and I'm literally working a 35 hour week to keep this thing running alongside a full time day job, just so I don't feel quite so completely shit. Cheers. |
I think it is precisely because you are doing a very good job that certain people criticise you/ the site, Clive - its what they do, for want of any better purpose.
Its an excellent site largely devoid of the idiotic comments I've seen on another board (Covid doesn't exist, AFCON shouldn't be played because no one cares about Africans etc, etc).
Its when they ignore you that you should start worrying... | | | |
| Is this site becoming too woke? on 17:57 - Jan 26 with 1784 views | BrianMcCarthy |
| Is this site becoming too woke? on 17:11 - Jan 26 by knocker |
I rest my case. |
What case, knocker?
You haven't made one. You just asked a question and didn't even offer an opinion. |  |
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| Is this site becoming too woke? on 18:17 - Jan 26 with 1728 views | Paddyhoops |
It's got lots of opinions on here good and bad depends on who's offended and who isn't.
I certainly don't think it's woke. Is that a good thing or bad thing?
If I don't want to read or see material which I see as misogynistic, racist or bordering on hate speech on here. Does that make me woke?. I don't think so. | | | |
| Is this site becoming too woke? on 18:20 - Jan 26 with 1718 views | zizoustainrod |
| Is this site becoming too woke? on 17:11 - Jan 26 by knocker |
I rest my case. |
Excellent! Now we can discuss something more relevant. | | | |
| Is this site becoming too woke? on 18:32 - Jan 26 with 1673 views | knocker |
| Is this site becoming too woke? on 17:19 - Jan 26 by Northernr |
Like I say, not the only site on the internet, not the only QPR message board on the internet, try one of the others if this one isn't to your taste.
If you want to stay and coat it off I'd really appreciate it if you did so in weeks where QPR aren't playing midweek and I'm literally working a 35 hour week to keep this thing running alongside a full time day job, just so I don't feel quite so completely shit. Cheers. |
Wasn't coating it off Clive. Just stating an opinion. Jesus, some of the snowflakes on here want to have a gander at the millwall forums. They would have kittens. | | | |
| Is this site becoming too woke? on 18:48 - Jan 26 with 1637 views | PunteR |
I've got to the point now where so called wokeness doesn't really bother me much anymore. Social media has sporned this new type of woke thinking or at least given it a platform,and it's possible it's not new thinking at all. It could be we're now just talking to people we wouldn't have done before. More varied opinions perhaps. I do think there's room for improvements on this site though. Not from Clive I must add. I just feel there's a bit of a clamber onto the high horse sometimes where irs not necessarily needed. I'm probably guilty of it too(like this post..lol) Where this site used to have posters just speaking their mind I think now you have to think twice because of the response and sometimes just not bother at all speaking for myself. (Some would say.. good!)
Anyway |  |
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| Is this site becoming too woke? on 18:55 - Jan 26 with 1613 views | Match82 |
| Is this site becoming too woke? on 18:48 - Jan 26 by PunteR |
I've got to the point now where so called wokeness doesn't really bother me much anymore. Social media has sporned this new type of woke thinking or at least given it a platform,and it's possible it's not new thinking at all. It could be we're now just talking to people we wouldn't have done before. More varied opinions perhaps. I do think there's room for improvements on this site though. Not from Clive I must add. I just feel there's a bit of a clamber onto the high horse sometimes where irs not necessarily needed. I'm probably guilty of it too(like this post..lol) Where this site used to have posters just speaking their mind I think now you have to think twice because of the response and sometimes just not bother at all speaking for myself. (Some would say.. good!)
Anyway |
If you have an unpopular opinion and state it loudly, it's surely not surprising that a large number of people aren't going to react positively to it? Wouldn't be any different than if you made the same statement loudly in a pub full of people you didn't know.
Everyone should have the right to speak their mind on here as long as they do it respectfully but equally shouldn't be surprised if not everyone agrees with them and argues back. |  | | |
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