2023年7月19日 · Woke - it's just four letters, but it has had a big impact on Republican politics ahead of the 2024 election. It's hard to avoid criticism of, quote, "wokeness" and "wokeism" among GOP...

6 天之前 · What is the definition and origin of 'woke'? The term "woke" used to have a different meaning. It was first used by Pan-African activist Marcus Garvey as early as 1923.

2024年8月8日 · How the term is used now is far from its original meaning. The word "woke" is tossed around a lot in political and social debates all around the country. It's ramping up as …

2024年11月13日 · Woke is defined by the DeSantis administration as "the belief there are systemic injustices in American society and the need to address them," according to DeSantis' general counsel, as reported ...

A person described as “woke” is often seen as being sensitive to social issues, promoting inclusiveness, diversity, and equality. The term has also been associated with progressive movements, social activism, and left-leaning political ideologies.

Woke, the African-American English synonym for the General American English word awake, has since the 1930s or earlier been used to refer to awareness of social and political issues affecting African Americans, often in the construction stay woke.

2023年3月9日 · What does being woke mean? Among conservative lawmakers and activists "woke" tends to be an across-the-board denunciation of progressive values and liberal initiatives.

In a 2023 Ipsos (Center bias) poll, 56% of respondents said the word "woke" means to "be informed, educated on, and aware of social injustices." Thirty-nine percent said it means "to be overly politically correct and police others' words." The term has very different connotations and meanings depending on your view.

2023年3月7日 · “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 Me Too movements in 2020. But...

Woke is now defined in this dictionary as “aware of and actively attentive to important facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice),” and identified as U.S. slang. It originated in African American English and gained more widespread use beginning in 2014 as part of the Black Lives Matter movement.