This opinion strikes me as a bit tribalistic. I want to unpack the term "woke bullies."
Are the people who wrote the letter to the Apache Foundation really "bullies?" Are they the same people who launched the harassment campaign against your advertisers? Or are they merely exercising their freedom to petition? Surely you recognize a difference, no?
I am also curious how you define the term "woke." Does it describe anyone who wants to humanize people in groups that have been historically underrepresented? If so, would you use the word "woke" to describe the ADL, StopAntisemitism, or the Simon Wiesenthal Center? Was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "woke" ?
As for the renaming campaign, I am ambivalent about it, because I prefer to keep our discourse policy-oriented rather than symbol-oriented. But while you're having the debate, I would be curious how you'd respond to the arguments made in this Knowing Better video: https://youtu.be/A5P6vJs1jmY?t=8172
I recommend watching the entire video, because it gives a lot of interesting historical context, but it is very lengthy. I timestamped the argument about mascots, which is that there's been some undertones of prejudice and dehumanization that are associated with them. Do you feel the same way about sports mascots as you do about Apache's mascot, or are they categorically different?
This opinion strikes me as a bit tribalistic. I want to unpack the term "woke bullies."
Are the people who wrote the letter to the Apache Foundation really "bullies?" Are they the same people who launched the harassment campaign against your advertisers? Or are they merely exercising their freedom to petition? Surely you recognize a difference, no?
I am also curious how you define the term "woke." Does it describe anyone who wants to humanize people in groups that have been historically underrepresented? If so, would you use the word "woke" to describe the ADL, StopAntisemitism, or the Simon Wiesenthal Center? Was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "woke" ?
As for the renaming campaign, I am ambivalent about it, because I prefer to keep our discourse policy-oriented rather than symbol-oriented. But while you're having the debate, I would be curious how you'd respond to the arguments made in this Knowing Better video: https://youtu.be/A5P6vJs1jmY?t=8172
I recommend watching the entire video, because it gives a lot of interesting historical context, but it is very lengthy. I timestamped the argument about mascots, which is that there's been some undertones of prejudice and dehumanization that are associated with them. Do you feel the same way about sports mascots as you do about Apache's mascot, or are they categorically different?