Queer people have been shot, hanged and burned alive to give you the freedom to marry your boyfriend and here you are posting this shit
Like yeah reduce your relationship with him to just sex
That's why he accepted the knighthood and other honours.
Benjamin Zephaniah declined OBE because it literally says "British empire" in the name and felt it would be disrespectful to his ancestors.
They award these to make you accept the system.
The term woke has become so bastardized, the fact that it started as a term from african american culture that meant being aware of racial and social injustices and now it’s used to describe anything that’s slightly inclusive because right wingers changed its meaning is upsetting
He’s been on some bullshit for a while now. From accepting knighthood by the same country that colonized your home country Sierra Leone, to using “woke” as a pejorative the same way anti-black racists do is nasty work.
If you ever encounter the CSAM reply bots, reporting to twitter doesnt do anything. Report it to the cyber tip line (in replies) and tip FBI/Interpol if possible. Dont click links, dont tell others about the account as it spreads the abuse. Lets help these kids!
First documented use of “woke” was singer Lead Belly in the 1930s to explain his song about the Scottsboro Boys.
It served as a reminder to stay vigilant during Jim Crow, the Civil Rights Movement, BLM, etc.
“Woke” carries far too much history and sacrifice to EVER be misused.