ICYMI: You’re Using “Woke” Wrong

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🗓️ 19 June 2021

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

From “woke bae” to “woke-a-cola,” the word woke has taken the internet and mainstream media by storm. But how many people who use the word actually know what it means? On today’s episode, Rachelle and Madison (but, really, mostly Rachelle) explain the decades-old origins of the word, and how its meaning has evolved as it’s gone from being sung as a call to “stay woke” by the likes of Erykah Badu and Childish Gambino to being wielded as a slur by the likes of Mike Huckabee. Podcast production by Daniel Schroeder, Derek John, and Jasmine Ellis. Support ICYMI and listen to the show with zero ads. Sign up to become a Slate Plus member for just $1 for your first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.5	Let's play walk wars! First question. Are you doing the work?
0:39.3	I'm going to go with like probably not.
0:43.8	Hi, I'm Rachel Hampton and I'm Madison Malone Kircher. You're listening to ICYMI.
0:49.3	In case you missed it, Slates podcast about internet culture.
0:53.6	So what are we starting with today, Rachel?
0:55.7	We're starting with this video that I saw and tick-tock the other day.
0:59.8	That has brought me so much joy and very few things bring me this much joy.
1:05.2	And so I simply much share it with you and with the ICYMI.
1:09.6	Yeah, I see why, my guys.
1:11.0	We're still working on that.
1:12.4	But, we're still out.
1:14.4	But we're not working on.
1:15.9	It's this video of this baby.
1:17.7	This baby is like the platonic ideal of a baby, like the most beautiful cheeks
1:22.4	a baby of color, which we love.
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