Woke

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Woke might refer to:

* A term in African American Vernacular English to refer to awareness of danger, injustice, and racism[1]
* A political term originating in feminist circles indicating awareness of social justice issues
* A term appropriated by the Alt-right used as a smear against one promoting a socially progressive message; later re-appropriated by Republicans, Christofascists, and other conservatives as a generic snarl word against pretty much anything they don't like[2] or in some cases, outright stated to be what it is, in brazen contempt of civil rights.[3]
* A term used by conspiracy theorists to refer to themselves; see Wake up
* The past tense of wake
* Having a functional conscience and sense of empathy[citation needed]

These types of usage of the word originally derive from African American Vernacular English.[4] This word is nearly a century old.[5]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ https://www.npr.org/2023/07/21/1189016049/woke-desantis-trump-black-culture
2. ↑ Conservatives have no clue what ‘woke’ means — and they don’t care by Joe Garofoli (March 15, 2023; Updated: March 16, 2023 9:38 a.m.) San Francisco Chronicle.
3. ↑ What does woke mean to Ron DeSantis? Whatever he wants it to mean. December 5, 2022 at 4:17 p.m. EST, Washington Post.
4. ↑ "woke, adj.2" in : Oxford English Dictionary.
5. ↑ https://www.npr.org/2023/07/19/1188543449/what-does-the-word-woke-really-mean-and-where-does-it-come-from