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[โ€“] UKFilmNerd 91 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I find that people who use the word woke as an insult don't really understand what it means.

[โ€“] sloppy_diffuser@sh.itjust.works 51 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Take the red pill Neo and wake up.

Wakes up to all the injustices in the world.

Noooo Neo, not like that!!!

[โ€“] Valmond@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

You mean, he woke up?

[โ€“] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

regularly scheduled reminder that the matrix was written by at least one trans person (can't be fucked to research more than that) who outright said it's a "trans metaphor", according to the BBC.

[โ€“] frazorth 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Both the sisters who wrote it are. However they also claimed it was a trans-metaphor quite a long time afterwards.

A lot of it doesn't make sense as a trans-metaphor, so I'm not entirely convinced of this claim. Its a great film, with some horrible sequels.

[โ€“] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

One of the main characters, Switch, was meant to change genders in and out of the matrix. Itโ€™s not all trans metaphors, but there is much going on there that is relevant,

[โ€“] frazorth 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The vast majority of the films supposed metaphors are mostly around secret knowledge, and discovering that what they were being told was a lie to control.

It could be read as an egg moment, but from the outset many groups were claiming that it represented them and I could easily see why they would say that.

The only reason I said what I did was because so much of it is vague and anything could be read into it.

Itโ€™s not all trans metaphors

What was actually made (as the first film) has very few trans-metaphors.

[โ€“] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 1 points 1 month ago

Yes, in think the directors have even said it wasnt consciously a trans based decision at the time. They just thought it would be cool and make a good story.

[โ€“] toxicbubble420@beehaw.org 24 points 1 month ago

woke = educated, progressive, rational

[โ€“] huf@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

woke is when orientals cook in a badly dented pan, isnt it? they couldnt even bother to find one with a flat bottom!