The actual definition of wokeness isn’t diversity, but the term “woke” has just become synonymous with any left-leaning ideas (including diversity) because of how commonly people on the right continue to use it as a word to define “anything I don’t like.”
Diversity isn’t a left leaning idea. People do use “wokeness” to describe forced/pandering diversity, but I’ve never seen that to describe just people who happen to be black or a woman in games. Sadly can agree though that it happens with gay/trans characters- but I think part of that is people reacting to forced romance that I think a lot of people don’t like but fail to articulate when its straight characters.
People do use “wokeness” to describe forced/pandering diversity, but I’ve never seen that to describe just people who happen to be black or a woman in games. Sadly can agree though that it happens with gay/trans characters-
The problem is, any new diverse characters/media is immediately treated as “forced.” It happens less with race than it does sexuality/gender, since sexuality and gender are generally newer in terms of broad acceptance compared to existing acceptance for racial diversity, but it does indeed happen.
Diversity is absolutely a more left leaning idea, especially nowadays, when diversity is actively feared by the right, which is why they are almost always on the side of the racists/sexists/homophobes/transphobes/etc today and throughout history. I’m not saying those on the right can’t accept diversity, but that they often don’t.
The actual definition of wokeness isn’t diversity, but the term “woke” has just become synonymous with any left-leaning ideas (including diversity) because of how commonly people on the right continue to use it as a word to define “anything I don’t like.”
Diversity isn’t a left leaning idea. People do use “wokeness” to describe forced/pandering diversity, but I’ve never seen that to describe just people who happen to be black or a woman in games. Sadly can agree though that it happens with gay/trans characters- but I think part of that is people reacting to forced romance that I think a lot of people don’t like but fail to articulate when its straight characters.
The problem is, any new diverse characters/media is immediately treated as “forced.” It happens less with race than it does sexuality/gender, since sexuality and gender are generally newer in terms of broad acceptance compared to existing acceptance for racial diversity, but it does indeed happen.
Diversity is absolutely a more left leaning idea, especially nowadays, when diversity is actively feared by the right, which is why they are almost always on the side of the racists/sexists/homophobes/transphobes/etc today and throughout history. I’m not saying those on the right can’t accept diversity, but that they often don’t.