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Woke Originated As Black Consciousness
- Wokeness originally meant awareness of systemic racism and historical injustices within Black consciousness movements.
- The term has since broadened and been contested, losing precision as it gets used in wider cultural debates.
Learning 'Woke' From 90s Black Culture
- Justin recalls learning Black history and consciousness through 90s hip-hop and soul artists like Public Enemy and Erykah Badu.
- Those cultural influences taught him to 'wake up' to systemic patterns many Americans never learned in school.
Woke Became A Political Catch-All
- The right co-opted 'woke' as a catch-all scare word to mobilize voters, often stretching its meaning for political effect.
- Using a vague umbrella term weakens conservative arguments and comes off as intellectually lazy, say the hosts.