Let me ask you a question. Are you woke? If not, does that mean you’re asleep?
America was built on cultural battles. From the Religious Wars of the 1920s to the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s, culture wars have always played a part in the progression or regression of this country.
In recent years, a new cultural battleground has emerged in the U.S. called the “Woke Wars,” which has pitted folks who advocate for social justice and equality against those who push back on what they see as “cancel culture” and the erosion of traditional values. This conflict has sparked heated debate across social media and in corporate spaces. It has even made its way into America’s political arena.
What does it mean to be woke?
According to a USA Today poll, 56% of Americans said woke means “to be informed, educated on, and aware of social injustices,” while 39% said it means “to be overly politically correct and police others’ words.”
The phrase “woke” is a hip-hop slang term associated with your understanding of social issues affecting you and the community around you.
Black Americans began using the phrase “stay woke” during the height of the Black Lives Matter movement and the social unrest after the police killing of Michael Brown in 2014. As the Black Lives Matter movement grew, so did the term “stay woke.” Conservatives began to take notice of the popularity of Black Lives Matter and tried to create Blue Lives Matter as its counter, but it just didn’t have the same power. Conservatives then turned their pudgy, thieving hands to the term and saw it as an opportunity to the narrative on the culture wars.
The word was then hijacked by conservative talking heads who turned it into a cultural buzzword to represent the progressive movements they despise. Republican pundits use it as a rallying cry, to give their constituents a boogyman they claim is taking over schools, indoctrinating your children and making…
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