@shaythethey: Seeing how white America has co-opted the word woke makes my skin crawl. Being woke is not a bad thing nor is it a new movement. Being woke as always had a history in Black American advancement in particular. There is a deep linguistic history behind this word and it’s usage going back to our very first introduction into this nation via forced enslavement. #learnhistoryontiktok #linguistics #woke #BlackTikTok #shaythethey

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maxbrunet075
Max |Overall Oaf| AuDHD 🇨🇦💄 :
I'm so woke I need regular naps, y'all 😭 This world is EXHAUSTING
2026-09-02 22:05:08
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pr0blematic_woman
Problematic Woman :
They always bastardise stuff
2026-09-02 20:56:33
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coco_mai1
coco_mai1 :
They bastardise everything!!
2026-09-02 21:04:41
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aphrodiouss
aphrodiouss :
They’re “woke” for Lindsay Clancy’s case, but turn a blind eye to Nolan Wells’s case. It’s so disturbing how they emulate everything we do and say, but refuse to acknowledge that Black culture is fundamentally the background of the American culture. They can’t accept that when they look in a mirror, they see us too.
2026-09-02 21:19:16
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wontbeboxedin
Monique | Won’t Be Boxed In :
Turning “woke” into something negative is just one of many things they don’t understand and therefore create a negative stereotype around it— remember, cornrows weren’t accepted until Kim K started wearing them.
2026-09-03 13:10:49
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rfourlagawo
Ms. Rosetta Fourlagawo :
The same goofy’s misuse the term here, in the UK.
2026-09-02 20:59:52
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si_watchmebecauseofapple
sean_i_apple.com :
But today in 2026 it has several different meanings. Like I’m not woke as in I’m trying to wake up
2026-09-03 10:21:57
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._.tai15
._.tai15 :
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2026-09-07 05:33:28
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kidcreole
KidCreole :
Only in 2026 America would being self aware and embodied be ostracized. Because those attributes immediately weaken colonization. GREAT READ. This bothers me so…
2026-09-03 02:54:31
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edigibson01
edigibson1 :
I had no idea
2026-09-03 04:54:42
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555trouble555
🖤Trouble555🖤 :
is “woke” completely unrelated to the sunken place or are those in the sunken place inherently not woke? i apologize if it’s irrelevant or not my business.
2026-09-03 15:01:24
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aaaastaaaah
airconditioner :
whenever i hear the yt neckbeards say the word woke it just sounds like a slur
2026-09-03 17:53:52
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kimbokim.ulmer
kimulmer31 :
💯💯💯
2026-09-02 20:57:33
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natcorpstudio
Natalie :
White supremacists are excellent at semantic hijacking and pejoration.
2026-09-03 08:25:45
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