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Codes & Themes w/wo Theoretical Memos
(derived through a process of inductive, qualitative, data analysis)
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@ShelleyBacci [name pseudonymized] [ontology] : #woke #biden [URL redacted]
#OtheringOutGroup
#ReasoningFallacyWhataboutism
#PolicyDiversityEquityAndInclusionDEI
#MetaphorVersusPurityAdulteration /
#MetaphorPurityContamination
#MetaphorVersusSideBySideDiptych
Supplementary "When it comes to estimating the size of demographic groups, Americans rarely get it right. In two recent YouGov polls, we asked respondents to guess the percentage (ranging from 0% to 100%) of American adults who are members of 43 different groups, including racial and religious groups, as well as other less frequently studied groups, such as pet owners and those who are left-handed. When people's average perceptions of group sizes are compared to actual population estimates, an intriguing pattern emerges: Americans tend to vastly overestimate the size of minority groups. This holds for sexual minorities, including the proportion of gays and lesbians (estimate: 30%, true: 3%), bisexuals (estimate: 29%, true: 4%), and people who are transgender (estimate: 21%, true: 0.6%). " https://today.yougov.com/topics/politics/articles-reports/2022/03/15/americans-misestimate-small-subgroups-population #BrandYouGovTaylorOrth #OtheringStereotypeSocialIdentity ? e.g. https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/psychology/social-identity-theory #BrandYouGov
Addendum (in relation to the upper image) this really is a caricature of diversity i.e. a narrow stereotype used to represent a diverse range. So this is really more a case of #OtheringOutGroup, where the intention is to provoke a sense of disgust and #ReasoningFallacyBiasCognitiveConfirmation
Supplementary "When it comes to estimating the size of demographic groups, Americans rarely get it right. In two recent YouGov polls, we asked respondents to guess the percentage (ranging from 0% to 100%) of American adults who are members of 43 different groups, including racial and religious groups, as well as other less frequently studied groups, such as pet owners and those who are left-handed. When people's average perceptions of group sizes are compared to actual population estimates, an intriguing pattern emerges: Americans tend to vastly overestimate the size of minority groups. This holds for sexual minorities, including the proportion of gays and lesbians (estimate: 30%, true: 3%), bisexuals (estimate: 29%, true: 4%), and people who are transgender (estimate: 21%, true: 0.6%). " https://today.yougov.com/topics/politics/articles-reports/2022/03/15/americans-misestimate-small-subgroups-population #BrandYouGovTaylorOrth #OtheringStereotypeSocialIdentity ? e.g. https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/psychology/social-identity-theory #BrandYouGov
Addendum (in relation to the upper image) this really is a caricature of diversity i.e. a narrow stereotype used to represent a diverse range. So this is really more a case of #OtheringOutGroup, where the intention is to provoke a sense of disgust and #ReasoningFallacyBiasCognitiveConfirmation
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#OrgUKFathers4justice https://www.fathers-4-justice.org/about-f4j/our-story/
Context https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-59727161
Supplementary #NewspaperUKBrdshtTheGuardianGabyHinsliff "Trying to clarify what the UK public understands by the perennially slippery term 'woke', in 2022 the pollsters YouGov asked respondents how well it fitted various contemporary causes. The highest match - above trans rights, no-platforming people whose opinions you dislike, stronger action on climate change and the Black Lives Matter movement itself - was with removing historical statues associated with slavery, like that of Colston. Something about this combination of direct action against a highly symbolic target, and revisiting history through a modern social justice lens, meant that 61% considered it woke. For some, that was perhaps a compliment. But by 2022, a word briefly synonymous with enlightened liberal consciousness - borrowed from a phrase used as far back as the 1930s by black Americans, urging each other to 'stay woke'' to the threat of racial violence - was already becoming what the then Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon called 'a pejorative term of abuse'. The narrative that woke ultimately ate itself, becoming so shrill, sanctimonious and yet simultaneously brittle that a backlash was almost inevitable, has been building ever since it became clear Donald Trump was on course to win a second presidential term. Britain, with its newly elected Labour government, initially seemed sheltered from the prevailing winds. While corporate America scrambled to ditch diversity policies following Trump's victory, only 11% of British firms surveyed by the Institute of Directors planned similar changes." https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/jun/10/how-does-woke-start-winning-again #2025_ #BrandYouGov #2022_ #TheoryLinguisticsSocioAfricanAmericanVernacularEnglishAAVE #OrgClassifPPUKScottishNationalPartySNPNicolaSturgeon #TauntSelfRighteousnessSanctimoniousness #PoliticsProgressivismBrittle #OrgClassifPPUSRepublicanPartyGOPPOTUSDonaldTrump47thPresident #OrgClassifPPUKLabour #TauntBigBusinessCorporateCorporations #PolicyDiversityEquityAndInclusionDEI
Context https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-59727161
Supplementary #NewspaperUKBrdshtTheGuardianGabyHinsliff "Trying to clarify what the UK public understands by the perennially slippery term 'woke', in 2022 the pollsters YouGov asked respondents how well it fitted various contemporary causes. The highest match - above trans rights, no-platforming people whose opinions you dislike, stronger action on climate change and the Black Lives Matter movement itself - was with removing historical statues associated with slavery, like that of Colston. Something about this combination of direct action against a highly symbolic target, and revisiting history through a modern social justice lens, meant that 61% considered it woke. For some, that was perhaps a compliment. But by 2022, a word briefly synonymous with enlightened liberal consciousness - borrowed from a phrase used as far back as the 1930s by black Americans, urging each other to 'stay woke'' to the threat of racial violence - was already becoming what the then Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon called 'a pejorative term of abuse'. The narrative that woke ultimately ate itself, becoming so shrill, sanctimonious and yet simultaneously brittle that a backlash was almost inevitable, has been building ever since it became clear Donald Trump was on course to win a second presidential term. Britain, with its newly elected Labour government, initially seemed sheltered from the prevailing winds. While corporate America scrambled to ditch diversity policies following Trump's victory, only 11% of British firms surveyed by the Institute of Directors planned similar changes." https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/jun/10/how-does-woke-start-winning-again #2025_ #BrandYouGov #2022_ #TheoryLinguisticsSocioAfricanAmericanVernacularEnglishAAVE #OrgClassifPPUKScottishNationalPartySNPNicolaSturgeon #TauntSelfRighteousnessSanctimoniousness #PoliticsProgressivismBrittle #OrgClassifPPUSRepublicanPartyGOPPOTUSDonaldTrump47thPresident #OrgClassifPPUKLabour #TauntBigBusinessCorporateCorporations #PolicyDiversityEquityAndInclusionDEI
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@SophiaLickteig [name pseudonymized] [ontology] : 57% of Brits accuse the Government of "bullying and intimidation" by enforcing the extremist #Woke cancel culture. Want to speak the truth in Police State UK? A prison cell is waiting for you because #FreeSpeech has been eradicated.
NB: Only a Russian broadcaster exposed this! [URL redacted]
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@JeremiahLettie [name pseudonymized] [ontology] : 12% of Brits say they’re ‘#woke’, with the @guardian and @BBCNews among ‘wokest’ media outlets, @YouGov poll finds. #DefundTheBBC [URL redacted]
#NewspaperUKBrdshtTheGuardian #NMUKBBC #TauntDefundTheBBC
Twitter handle banner promoting #NMUKGBNews
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@RaymondPeto [name pseudonymized] [ontology] : Wie of wat vinden de Britten #woke volgens onderzoek @YouGov? Bij de #media worden vooral @BBC en @guardian als zodanig gezien. [URL redacted]
#OrgClassifPPUKConservativePartyBorisJohnson
#OrgClassifPPUKLabourKeirStarmer
#OrgClassifPPUKLabourJeremyCorbyn
#OrgClassifPPUKTheBrexitPartyReformUKNigelFarage
#OrgClassifPPUSDemocraticPartyPOTUSJoeBiden
#NewspaperUKBrdshtTheGuardian
#NMUKBBC
#BrandNewsCorpUKTheTimes
#NewspaperUKTabloidTheDailyMail
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