Posted on 02/14/2023 8:31:42 PM PST by Olog-hai
Journalist Soledad O’Brien alerted reporters on Monday that the term “woke” has now become akin to a “racist slur” or “the n-word.”
From her Twitter account, the ex-CNN anchor posted an image of a tweet from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., commenting on the Super Bowl pregame show. Greene wrote, “Chris Stapleton just sang the most beautiful national anthem at the Super Bowl. But we could have gone without the rest of the wokeness.”
O’Brien tweeted in response, “So reporters… for many people, ‘woke’ means (b)lack people. Or more likely—a racist slur. So maybe do a better job in interviews when people talk about ‘wokeness’ mmkay?”
She double downed by saying, “Yeah I’ve discovered that some people use it as a synonym for the n-word,” in response to a Twitter user who wrote, “I never understood what woke means.”
Many social media users attacked O’Brien’s assertion.
“I mention ‘woke’ all the time and I’ve never thought about it as a euphemism for black folks. Like, ever. In fact, I know more white folks who bend over backwards for ‘wokeness’ than anything. Speaking of reporters, I remember when you were a respectable one,” (b)lack police officer Zeek Arkham wrote.
Actor Dean Cain agreed, writing, “I don’t know a single person who uses ‘woke’ in that way. Quit reaching.” …
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She’s Cuban (half) and a quadroon at most
Her husband is hipster white
Her kids lily
She’s the one reaching
If one saw my own kids ancestry.com findings they’d have no dissimilar claims
Yet I couldn’t get any help college time cause my last name was far too Wessex
Shoulda named my girls a shruggle name I guess
I hate white denying mostly white peoples
Mahommes to his credit runs from this talk
Soledad, Sweetie, if I have to explain it, you will never understand it.
So, what are you going to do about it, Punk?
Regards,
Next thing you know they’ll say sodomite has perjorative meaning to homos
Chronic Perceived Racism Syndrome. Tough to cure stupidity like this.
O’Brien has been hitting the old Irish whiskey again. We warned her about that. But “NO”!. She didn’t listen to us.
She’s wrong about “woke” as a racial epithet. “Woke” defined itself as a dangerously divisive even militant ideology.
The only racists left are the a$$clowns, like this one, who see racism in literally everything...
Maria O’Brian from Smithtown? Like Sandy from Yorktown Heights? Spoiled little snots.
AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO GIVES A $H!T ABOUT THE RULES!!!!
What in the idea “woke” has anything to do with race?
We’re back to the “everything they disagree with is racist” mantra. I can’t believe people are still buying into this crap.
This is good. “Woke” has become pejorative that describes a extreme left wing person with all that it implies. I remember back in the 80s, calling someone a liberal was a really strong rebuke. It worked so well that some Democrats denied being liberals and adopted the label progressive.
These self-important racists seem to think that just because they say something makes it true. Someone needs to call her out and just say that’s not true.
Let’s get to the crux of it all, all opposition to socialism is ‘racist’.
“She needs to stay in her own lane.”
Her lane now includes co-hosting a personal finance show on DC radio (perhaps syndicated). Her sponsor (Ric Edelman) has outed himself as a leftist pushing a globalist agenda. The guy has been pushing cryptocurrency for years.
Nothing is dumber than a Dumb Irishman except a dumb Irishwoman.
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