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Has the term 'woke' become an insult?

An interesting tweet posted by Senator Lynn Ruane reads: "Woke is really not insult you all think it is. I’d rather be woke than a racist. I’d rather be woke than a homophobe, I’d rather be woke than transphobe, I’d rather be woke than classist. I’d rather be woke. Woke is an affirmation not an insult. Big hugs all, woke or not." Do people consider ‘woke’ an insult? Has it become a dirty word? Andrea was joined by listeners to discuss…

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14.00 29 Mar 2023


Has the term 'woke' become an insult?


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An interesting tweet posted by Senator Lynn Ruane reads:

"Woke is really not insult you all think it is. I’d rather be woke than a racist. I’d rather be woke than a homophobe, I’d rather be woke than transphobe, I’d rather be woke than classist. I’d rather be woke. Woke is an affirmation not an insult. Big hugs all, woke or not."

Do people consider ‘woke’ an insult? Has it become a dirty word? Andrea was joined by listeners to discuss…


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