You’re Using “Woke” Wrong

ICYMI

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Entertainment News, News, Tech News, Society & Culture

3.8 • 678 Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2021

⏱️ 29 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 Marcus Garvey to being sung 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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0:00.0	Let's play WIP Wars. First questions. Are you doing the work?
0:07.8	Um, I'm going to go with like probably not.
0:13.4	Hi, I'm Rachel Hampton. And I'm Madison Malone Kircher. You're listening to I see YMI
0:18.7	In case you missed it. Slate's podcast about internet culture.
0:22.6	So what are we starting with today, Rachel?
0:24.6	We're starting with this video that I saw in TikTok the other day that has brought me so much joy and very few things bring me this much joy.
0:34.6	And so I simply must share it with you and with the Icy Y-Y
0:39.1	and my guys. We're so working on that. But we're still out. What we're not working on is this video of
0:46.6	this baby. This baby is like the platonic ideal of a baby. Like the most beautiful cheeks,
0:52.0	a baby of color, which we love, and just their mom,
0:56.3	whenever she sings watermelon sugar from the iconic Harry Style song, Watermelon Sugar.
1:00.8	Watermelon sugar.
1:03.3	The baby just says the next line, which is watermelon sugar, hi, but this baby just says it like they're saying hi to you.
1:10.2	Like, hi. And it's they're saying hi to you. Like, hi.
1:11.5	And it's just so cute.
1:15.1	Watermelon sugar.
1:16.2	Hi.
1:17.6	Watermelon sugar.
1:19.0	Hi.
1:20.2	Watermelon sugar.
1:21.4	Hi.
1:22.6	Watermelon sugar.
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