It either means being sensitive to oppression, or it means you\u0027re a preachy identity\u002Dobsessed blowhard.
Linguist John McWhorter has even defined wokeism and anti-racism as a new American religion.
Nailing down a proper definition of “woke” is complicated by the fact that this isn’t a great era for consistent etymology — which anti-woke critics might argue is itself a product of wokeness.Article content It’s a similar story with “white privilege,” a term that traditionally referred to unearned benefits obtained as a result of an individual’s European heritage. But according to a newjust introduced by the Government of Canada, being white is no longer a condition of white privilege. “The term has become an indicator less of skin colour and more of an unquestioning acceptance of the legacies and ongoing practices of white supremacy and colonialism,” it reads.
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