"Woke Culture" is a dogwhistle for those people who can't stand the fact that a diverse cast of characters is being included in something. Non-white skintones, non-straight orientations, and the like. Much of this diversity has been included in video games for decades, and only recently have anyone had any issue with them being "shoved down our throats". Current political climate is pushing hard back against progress that has been made for equality and representation within the past 20-30 years, and this is just another aspect of that. Black elves? Woke. Gay romance options? Woke. Woman in a command role? Woke. The very possibility that a minor character may be trans? Woke. Woke woke woke.

And why is it a problem? What's the issue with (not very) suddenly having characters in a game that don't fit your particular demographic? "The characters are really colorful." GOOD! We like colorful! I'd be side-eyeing someone who didn't want a "colorful" cast of characters to begin with, and doubly so if the person says they're against "woke culture" because that phrase is really only used in ​particular circles.