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Woke has also been used as shorthand for some ideas of the American Left involving identity politics and social justice, such as white privilege and reparations for slavery in the United States. [1] [2] [3] The phrase stay woke was uttered in recordings from the mid-20th century by Lead Belly and, post-millennium, by Erykah Badu.
The word "woke" is tossed around a lot in political and social debates all around the country. It's ramping up as Election Day draws near. The term carries different meanings and strong emotional ...
"Woke," a term singer Erykah Badu reinvigorated in the late aughts on the track "Master Teacher," has since taken on "a life of its own," and she believes it has become a put-down for Black people.
A vast majority, or 78%, of Democrats surveyed said “woke” describes someone aware of injustices, while 56% of Republicans said it describes someone who is extremely politically correct.
Go woke, go broke, or alternatively get woke, go broke, is an American political catchphrase used by right-wing groups to criticize and boycott businesses publicly supporting progressive policies, including empowering women, LGBT people and critical race theory ("going woke"), claiming that stock value and business performance will inevitably suffer ("going broke") as a result of adopting ...
Woke, a comedy TV series on Hulu; Woke: A Guide to Social Justice, a book by Andrew Doyle under the pseudonym Titania McGrath; Woke, Inc.: Inside Corporate America's Social Justice Scam, a book by Vivek Ramaswamy; Woke, an album by The Beast
First, we do not have to give up on the goals of a culture, even one derided as woke, to create a more inclusive, equitable nation. They have been and remain the right goals.
Still others question whether cancel culture is an actual phenomenon, [10] arguing that boycotting has existed long before the origin of the term "cancel culture". [ 9 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] While the careers of some public figures have been impacted by boycotts—widely described as "cancellation"—others who complained of cancellation successfully ...