wokeness

noun

woke·ness ˈwōk-nəs

: the state or condition of being woke (as in matters of racial and social justice)

I read articles and engage in discussions about privilege and wokeness. I try to address my own problematic thoughts and behaviour.—

Louise Ferreira

(disapproving) As wokeness pervades our society, expect to see a lot more limits placed on our daily word choices.—

Ingrid Jacques

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A lot of the anti-woke people describe wokeness as this kind of major threat to Western civilization, to the prevailing order. —

Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Nov. 2024 What if wokeness, far from being a passionate quest for social justice, is the pursuit of injustice by other means? —

Christian Schneider, National Review, 24 Oct. 2024 His comments awoke the industry for a discourse about wokeness that even reached fellow Seinfeld alum Julia Louis-Dreyfus (who, for the record, disagreed with him). —

Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024 Within the first five minutes, the comedian uses any one of the following starter pack of subjects as a punch line: trans people, disabled people, wokeness, domestic violence, violence against women, rape. —

Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 5 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wokeness