Scene: A bustling street corner where a Dalek, having just finished its routine "exterminate" spree, is confronted by a Woke hipster holding a clipboard and passionately advocating for a new social movement. The Dalek is growing increasingly agitated, its metallic eye scanning every word the Woke hipster says with a mixture of confusion and frustration.
Woke: (earnestly) "The system is built on privilege, oppression, and the systematic erasure of marginalised voices. We need to decolonise language, reframe narratives, and actively disrupt power dynamics!"
Dalek: (in a low, growling voice) "EX-TER-MIN-ATE… the SYSTEM! EX-TER-MIN-ATE… privilege!"
Woke: (nodding vigorously) "Yes! But it’s not enough to just destroy the structures; we must first dismantle the language that sustains them. You see, language itself is a tool of oppression, so we must…"
Dalek: (cutting in sharply, its eye flashing) "EX-TER-MIN-ATE… language! EX-TER-MIN-ATE… oppression!"
Woke: (unfazed, now holding up a hand as if trying to guide the Dalek's thinking) "Exactly, but in order to fully understand this, we need to engage in a process of critical self-reflection, asking ourselves—"
Dalek: (suddenly screeching, with visible frustration) "SELF-REFLECTION! SELF-REFLE—EX-TER-MIN-ATE… SELF-REFLECTION!"
Woke: (smiling, as though this is some deep alignment) "Yes, yes! We need a true reckoning with our colonial past to—"
Dalek: (now losing all patience, its voice rising to a shrill, mechanical screech) "EX-TER-MIN-ATE! EX-TER-MIN-ATE… EVERY-THING!!"
Woke: (holding up the clipboard with a hopeful expression) "Are you familiar with the concept of allyship? We must work together, and—"
Dalek: (exploding in frustration, voice warbling) "ALLY-SHIP? ALL-EX-TER-MIN-ATE! EX-TER-MIN-ATE THE… ALL-Y-"
The Dalek zaps the Woke hipster with a burst of laser fire, vaporising the clipboard but leaving the Woke hipster unscathed, still gesturing for their cause.
Dalek: (sputtering in exasperation) "WHY IS NO ONE UNDERSTANDING?! EX-TER-MIN-ATE… EVERYTHING!"
