These are the same journalists who now use the adverb “WOKE” as an adjective, so very out of context and as poor grammar.
Eubonics bleedover corrupting the language.
Report immediately to Room 101 for mandatory anti-racist diversity training, Citizen. Your slanderous assertion that the use of "WOKE" as an adjective is "poor grammar" offends those of us who are more WOKE to the scourge of white privilege that poisons our society.
Don't you know that "WOKE" has its roots in the indigenous street culture of the black inner city, as is explained by the BDG Media "Bustle" site at: What Does "Woke" Mean? There's More To The Slang Term Than You Think?
The rise in popularity of "woke" has been tied to the #BlackLivesMatter movement, which initially surfaced in 2013 following the death of Trayvon Martin. #StayWoke often accompanied social media posts about police brutality, systematic racism and the industrial prison complex. #StayWoke reminds readers to look past the provided narrative, to examine their own privilege (or lack thereof). #StayWoke reminds readers that there is more than one reality to life in the United States.
The actual phrasing of "woke," it should be mentioned, has been floating around black social media circles for years. It's not the first AAVE word to be taken up by the greater public ("bae" and "twerk" and "trap queen" are just a few), and it certainly won't be the last. If you are interested in a detailed timeline that charts the full evolution of "woke" from its first pop culture mention to its use today, I'd highly suggest checking out this article by Charles Pulliam-Moore. It's fascinating.
Oh wait -- if "WOKE" is a black thaing, then aren't white people culturally appropriating it by using it? Hmmm. What to do, what to do?
We'll have to get back to you on that one, Citizen. In the meantime, carry on. Just remember that we're watching you (and listening to you as well).
Wondering if you saw the article posted some weeks back about woke conservatives?
Sounds Ebonics in origin. Perhaps this word was coined by a black congresswoman Maxine Waters .
Instead of an adjective though, I think it’s more of a verb in a displaced tense but to be fair it might not be ungrammatical being used the way it’s being used just unconventional.
If you do a search on it you’ll find the Merriam Webster’s has it as slang.
When I was in grade school they were drilling us not to use the word ‘got’ — thinking it was slang. Since there was no replacement for it we were forced to reconstruct our sentences to indicate what we had ... ‘ or got’.