What’s the Alternative to “Woke”?
The absurd attack against being “woke”
In this article, I demonstrate how the attack against “woke ideology” is all the evidence needed to demonstrate the importance and necessity of being woke.
In an attempt to push back against social justice progress, the term “woke” has been weaponized by political conservatives. Florida governor and Republican presidential nominee, Ron DeSantis, is a vocal opponent of what he and other conservatives call “woke ideology.” At a campaign event in Iowa, Desantis said “woke” 7 times in 26 seconds.
Desantis sponsored the Stop-WOKE (Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees) Act, which prohibits educational institutions and businesses from teaching students and employees anything that would cause anyone to “feel guilt, anguish or any form of psychological distress” due to their race, color, sex or national origin.
According to Desantis and his wife Casey Desantis, “our state [Florida] is where woke goes to die.”
