Is Thailand a Woke-Free Zone? [S6.E10]

Greg and Ed open up a can of snakes (this is Thailand after
all) and discuss whether Thailand is a 'woke-free' zone. The guys
begin by realizing that the word 'woke' itself does not have a
very clear meaning. Depending on who you are, 'woke' could mean a
woman being paid the same as a man, being cool with varied
genders, races, and religions, or someone who has taken
victimhood to an extreme and become worse than the problem it's
trying to solve. 


That being said, the guys do have some takes. Ed thinks
that in many ways Thailand will prove to be immune to the extreme
forms of 'wokeness,' simply because Thais by their nature do not
take offense very easily. As has been discussed many times on the
podcast, Thais are very easy going by nature and tend to laugh
off almost everything, outside of a few narrowly defined 'no go'
zones. It's hard to play the victim card if you simply don't care
much what people say or do and leave them to their devices. Greg
largely concurs and notes that Thailand has been making progress
in the reasonable areas of what some people consider 'woke,' such
as women's, gay, and trans rights. 


Listen in for an interesting discussion of how a complex
topic that has largely been restricted to western societies might
be seen through a Thai lens.


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