Post by dwightmachinehead on Oct 6, 2021 22:59:16 GMT
Dunno what you mean by that, if you mean what constitutes as "progressiveness" in general, well yeah, because that's how progressiveness works. Back in the 90s/early 2000s, having gay characters on TV was considered "progressive" and often objected to by reactionaries. Nowadays most (decent people) don't really seem to care because well, we kinda moved beyond that, or "progressed".
"No one was talking about 'woke' 10 years ago"
Well no, again because "woke" is just a repackaged term for terms that already existed (PC police, feminazi, SJW, etc). If the term existed back then, LGBT shows like Queer as Folk and Will and Grace would have been called "woke". Hell even something like The Sopranos would have been called "woke" (one of the seasons was centered on a closeted gay mobster).
"It's a distinct brand of political correctness."
No, it was used pretty much interchangeably.
"Or perhaps political correctness has become more extreme."
Or perhaps the people whining about LGBTers and diversity in media have just became louder and more obnoxious (Twitter kinda allows for that)
Political correctness is a projection. It's subjective. It changes all the time. Instead of woke movies, it should be what was the first political correct movie you bought. 'Woke' is too much of a loaded word, and the literal meaning of 'woke' is different from politically correct, it's a mutated word. It's not the same anymore.