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Mar 7, 2023 · If Your Time is short. “Woke” began in Black vernacular as a warning to be wary of racism. It was adopted by liberal social justice advocates during the Black Lives Matter and...
Jan 30, 2023 · On The Political Scene podcast, David Remnick talks with a linguist of slang—Tony Thorne—to unpack the power of the word “woke.”
Woke is an adjective derived from African-American Vernacular English (AAVE) originally meaning alertness to racial prejudice and discrimination. Beginning in the 2010s, it came to encompass a broader awareness of social inequalities such as racial injustice , sexism , and denial of LGBT rights .
Mar 8, 2023 · (The dictionary’s website, m-w.com, defines “woke” as “aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues (especially issues of racial and...
Mar 24, 2023 · But while the definition of “woke” may be up for debate, there’s no doubt that the term is trying to describe something about the politics of today’s highly educated, young “new” left,...
Oct 9, 2020 · On the left, to be “woke” means to identify as a staunch social justice advocate who’s abreast of contemporary political concerns — or to be perceived that way,...
One word has become unavoidable on the campaign trail — woke. But what does it really mean and where does it come from? The word has a long and serious histo...
