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3. Woke: U.S.Rep. Barbara Lee' s words used in Merriam-Webster to explain what woke means

Reply to Onlyserious (Original post)

Sun Feb 26, 2023, 06:11 PM

Feb 2023

Merriam-Webster dictionary is using Rep. Barbara Lee's words to explain what 'woke' means
September 14, 2017 Tron Nick; brownwatch.squarespace.com

woke
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adjective
ˈwōk
woker; wokest
Synonyms of woke
chiefly US slang
1
: aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice)
But we will only succeed if we reject the growing pressure to retreat into cynicism and hopelessness. … We have a moral obligation to "stay woke," take a stand and be active; challenging injustices and racism in our communities and fighting hatred and discrimination wherever it rises.
—Barbara Lee

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Oklahoma Woke... [View all] Onlyserious Feb 2023 OP

I think the opposite of Woke is RACIST Skittles Feb 2023 #1

Wasn't Jesus Christ considered to be "woke"? ProudMNDemocrat Feb 2023 #2

Woke: U.S.Rep. Barbara Lee' s words used in Merriam-Webster to explain what woke means RestoreAmerica2020 Feb 2023 #3

As the OP I'll ad this... Onlyserious Feb 2023 #4

... markie Feb 2023 #5