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Time to own "Woke" [1]
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Date: 2023-08-25
Let me begin by acknowledging that the term “woke” has been used for a long time in the African-American community. I don’t mean anything in this diary to disrespect that tradition and will welcome any comments that add to our education of the historical use of the term.
But “Woke” has been used recently as a weapon by many Republicans, most notably DeSantis. Many people have observed that the DeSantis “anti-Woke” campaign is failing and there was almost no use of the term in this week’s debate. That’s fine, BUT …
We should see this as an opportunity. Americans aren’t down with all this anti-woke grousing. It is time we hang this albatross around the neck of EVERY Republican — even those who never used the term much. None of them stood up to tell DeSantis to stop that attack, so they all deserve to suffer the consequences. We must not let them just walk away from the term. Just as Biden has embraced “Brandon”, and raised the stakes to “Dark Brandon”, it is time we owned “Woke” and use it as a spear against every Republican.
What is “Woke”?
Merriam-Webster has this definition:
Aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice)
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