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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 21/01/2024 21:50, Keith Henson
wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:mailman.23.1705873840.9638.extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org">
<pre>Can you cite an example where "woke" mobs caused someone to lose a
job? There are lots of reasons people lose jobs, but I am not
familiar with this one.</pre>
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There are plenty of examples of teachers and lecturers who have lost
their jobs because of trying to do them properly, and thus rousing
the Wrath of the Woke (I'm thinking particularly of Literature
classes, involving Dangerous Books (that happen to be classic
literature, but what does that matter in the face of Political
Correctness Gone Mad?)), and here in the UK, a couple running a pub
lost their livelihood last year because someone noticed that they
had the 'Wrong Kind of Dolls' included in a display of historical
dolls that had been there for years, and kicked up a frenzy that
resulted in the pub being put out of business. The dolls in question
were Golliwogs. Yes, really. Apparently Golliwogs are so dangerous
that you can be hounded out of your job for allowing people to see
them. No wonder Robinsons banished the iconic image from their jam
jars years ago. Apparently they had an eerily accurate 'woke-meter',
and neatly dodged that particular existential danger.<br>
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I'm sure Giulio can provide many other examples of people losing
their jobs through the actions of 'woke' mobs.<br>
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Ben<br>
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