In the Hulu show woke they do kind of use it in a comedic sense at times to make fun of people who are always eager to point out all the issues within our society. But overall I think it had a positive connotation and it was something to strive for. You know the term woke bay was a way that you would describe men in Hollywood or in your life who were politically aware. It was seen as a positive thing and a partner. We're gonna celebrate a famous dude for being super hot, super smart and affecting positive change in the world. Kiss the name woke bay.
How “woke” went from Marcus Garvey to Childish Gambino to Ron DeSantis.
This episode was produced by Siona Peterous, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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