Black folks know this, but I need everyone else to understand it too.
The term ‘woke’ came from the Black community. It was about being informed, educated, and conscious of social injustice and racial inequality.
Fast forward to now: it’s been hijacked by the right and used as a weapon and slur against us. That’s why I’ve left the word behind.
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My level of consciousness and disassociation can almost always be dictated by the kind of headphones I'm wearing, or how many ear buds I have in. I will not be explaining further.
@2_many_thoughts I let my wife dress me and she does a WAY better job at it than I do. I just don't see myself or my body the way she does, and every time I wear something she has picked out the compliments pour in. It's crazy but it works. Sometimes the outside perspective helps.
Not surprising at all to me. My mother is older than Ruby Bridges and graduated in the first desegregated class from her high school in South Louisiana.