Mate, these days they just make it up as we go along.
Pretty woke if you ask me, like our PM laying down with Hamas.
Hb61, I hear you, and I reckon part of the confusion around events like the
Gadhu Gathering comes down to how the word
"woke" gets thrown around these days.
Originally,
woke meant being alert to injustice, especially racial injustice.
It was a
call to awareness, not a political slogan.
Overtime, it's been
stretched, mocked, and politicised to the point where it now gets used as a
catch-all insult for anything that feels unfamiliar, progressive or symbolic.
Not every cultural initiative is woke in the pejorative sense.
Some are just attempts [imperfect for sure] to give visibility to communities
that haven't had much of it. And You don't have to agree with every execution or feel moved by every jersey design.
But calling it woke might miss the mark.
For some players and fans, these moments
carry real meaning.
And if the NRL can build something that feels organic and
inclusive over time, maybe it'll earn it's place.
As for your comment about the PM and Hamas, I'd tread carefully there.
Supporting the Palestinian people's right to live in peace doesn't mean they support Hamas.
In fact, many Palestinians are caught between a rock and a hard place, Ie...
they want freedom and dignity just like you and me, but they are
ruled by a regime that punishes dissent and hides behind civilians.
Some have even begun
protesting against Hamas, despite the risks.
So yes, we can
oppose terrorism and still stand up for the ordinary people who just want to live without fear.
And that's not woke, it's human.
And just like in RL, where we try to build something inclusive
without losing our identity, maybe the challenge is to hold space for
both tradition and progress.
