Exploring the Meaning of 'Wokeness'
What is 'wokeness'? In this blog, the author examines the various definitions of this social justice movement and its implications for society. Topics discussed include social justice, attitudes, beliefs, and customs.
Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦
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I could give you 5 different definitions of "wokeness", and each one would be pretty good and useful even though people would argue to death about each one... 😃
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1. The collection of social justice movements, attitudes, beliefs, and customs that rose to prominence in the U.S. in the 2010s (this is the definition that I use in my posts about wokeness)
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2. The belief that U.S. society's marginalization of specific groups is due to its fundamental "DNA" and thus requires a deep reordering of all facets of society instead of simply some changes in policies and personal attitudes
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3. A hyperawareness of the ways that exclusion of marginalized groups manifests (or is believed to manifest) in every facet of life and social interaction
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4. A quasi-religious zeal to liberate marginalized groups -- and especially Black Americans -- from the structural oppression that they face in American society
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Well, my fifth one was really just a combination of (2) and (3) so it doesn't add much. These four will have to do for now! 😃
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