Psudojo on Nostr: “Woke” 👀 is a perversion of “awake” which is meant to be synonymous with ...
“Woke” 👀 is a perversion of “awake” which is meant to be synonymous with consciousness 🧠
In its inception, it meant to be aware of the implicit biases faced by and embodied by black people👊🏿. It was created in an effort to establish an intangible solidarity 🫱🏿🫲🏾 under positivity among the youth during the Bush-Regan crack 🪨era of the late 80s - early 90s that crippled inner cities to fund South American black-ops.
It’s a word that comes w/ high-top fades , new jack swing, college crew neck sweaters, and wooden peace ✌🏾pendants. The era of shows like “In Living Color, A Different World, & Hanging with Mr.Cooper”. Characters like Furious Styles, the patriarchal figure of Boyz n The Hood.
Sadly, it’s become a manifestation of demagoguery, a proxy for racial tension & a means of virtue signaling for cheap praise by people outside of the culture it was made to protect and guide.
In its inception, it meant to be aware of the implicit biases faced by and embodied by black people👊🏿. It was created in an effort to establish an intangible solidarity 🫱🏿🫲🏾 under positivity among the youth during the Bush-Regan crack 🪨era of the late 80s - early 90s that crippled inner cities to fund South American black-ops.
It’s a word that comes w/ high-top fades , new jack swing, college crew neck sweaters, and wooden peace ✌🏾pendants. The era of shows like “In Living Color, A Different World, & Hanging with Mr.Cooper”. Characters like Furious Styles, the patriarchal figure of Boyz n The Hood.
Sadly, it’s become a manifestation of demagoguery, a proxy for racial tension & a means of virtue signaling for cheap praise by people outside of the culture it was made to protect and guide.