How does "woke" influence discussions about colonialism?

Jan 8, 2019 ... I am crotchety, it's true. I have not become jaded in my work at the university. Not jaded, that's not what I mean. I'm still very hopeful, but ... Mar 30, 2023 ... Being woke means being kind, sensitive or respectful. It means treating people as they ask to be treated, not as you feel entitled to treat them. I like the original intent of the term. Being woke means you get it. You aren't asleep at the wheel of life like Rowdy Roddy Pipper, pre-sunglasses, in the ... Feb 17, 2023 ... Politicians on the Right from Ron DeSantis to Kelly Craft (and her running make, Max Wise) are constantly using the word “woke,” as in “I am running against ... Mar 8, 2023 ... British lexicographer and linguist Tony Thorne said he construes “woke” to mean “alert to and aware of issues of social justice.” Since the ... Dec 5, 2022 ... “Woke” was “a slang term for ... progressive activism,” adding that the term also referred to a belief that there were systemic injustices in the United States. Jan 31, 2025 ... The term "woke" has been used by conservative figures as pejorative term to describe the following social justice initiatives. Apr 1, 2025 ... Loading.... ... What is woke? It is an adjective of African American vernacular meaning “aware of discrimination,” similar to the general American ... The meaning of Not Woke with this Anti Woke culture Woke AF meme text based design about the liberal Woke generation. What does Woke mean? There's more to Woke ... Mar 29, 2021 ... To not be woke is to be asleep: unconscious or ignorant of what is really going on. Either one is woke or one is not aware of reality. Or, as I ...