What does “being woke” actually mean?

Trump fans, Desantis fans are always knocking people or companies (Disney) for being or catering to a “woke” audience or “woke customers

So can someone please explain to me what the term “woke” means? Give me the Oxford dictionary type definitions of what woke is and explain to me why “being woke” is so bad?

Does that also mean that showing sympathy to someone in distress and offering support is a “woke” thing to do?

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deadgerbil · 22-25

[quote] aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice)

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woke[/quote]

Woke being bad is entirely dependent on where you stand on issues. People drawing attention to systemic racism is considered woke/bad by people who want to make excuses and defend how things have always been.

Being inclusive to LGBTQ people can be seen as woke/bad. And why wouldn't it? It flies in the face of what a lot of socially conservative Christians believe.

justanothername · 51-55, M

@deadgerbil As I thought, it’s an easy excuse for the right wing to broadcast a way to hate people for being who they are or what they stand for.