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Being awake to the distortions of 'woke' in popular culture, political discourse - Greater Northwest Area | News
![Watching the term “woke” go from an AAVE term to mean socially active and aware, to a right-wing derogatory term referring to anything remotely progressive, is one of the most frustrating things Watching the term “woke” go from an AAVE term to mean socially active and aware, to a right-wing derogatory term referring to anything remotely progressive, is one of the most frustrating things](https://preview.redd.it/watching-the-term-woke-go-from-an-aave-term-to-mean-v0-vvgwk21u01t91.jpg?auto=webp&s=8157431c5113c4f06718dcc7df342dfb9dea24fb)
Watching the term “woke” go from an AAVE term to mean socially active and aware, to a right-wing derogatory term referring to anything remotely progressive, is one of the most frustrating things
![Tom Mars on Twitter: "For folks who give more weight to the Urban Dictionary, it says: “Being woke means to be paying f•••ing attention to what's going on.” Therefore, “not being woke” Tom Mars on Twitter: "For folks who give more weight to the Urban Dictionary, it says: “Being woke means to be paying f•••ing attention to what's going on.” Therefore, “not being woke”](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FVn4n10X0AAdf9m.jpg)