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Using “woke” as a pejorative is a dog whistle that comes straight from the American far right playbook. Up until a few years ago the only clowns you’d hear crying incessantly about “woke” were the fascists in America. 1/6
The intention of the American fascists was to use ridicule as a tool to silence black & brown people. “Let’s make it unpopular to talk about systemic racism by pouring scorn on those who do” type thing.
The current ‘mainstream’ right wing discourse in the UK comes directly 2/6
The current ‘mainstream’ right wing discourse in the UK comes directly 2/6
from the far right of the USA, aka the same Neo Nazi ghouls that stormed the capital. For the last few years so called “mainstream” right wing pundits have been using a Nazi dog whistle to silence black & brown people & their allies.
This includes a direct threat to 3/6
This includes a direct threat to 3/6
any businesses & news outlets etc that support racial justice from the so called ‘free speech’ lovers.
How many times have we heard them using the term “Go Woke. Go Broke.”? This is literally saying “if you speak up about racial injustice your revenue will be affected.” 4/6
How many times have we heard them using the term “Go Woke. Go Broke.”? This is literally saying “if you speak up about racial injustice your revenue will be affected.” 4/6
To see stale right wing pundits in the UK using US fascist dog whistles over the last few years is cringeworthy & dangerous. They are positioning themselves as anti racial justice & anti free speech for anyone who dares to tackle racial injustice. 5/6
This new news channel that is proclaiming itself “anti-woke” is nothing but a place to promote & platform inequality & a safe space for racist has beens to groom those who are susceptible from the public to being anti racial justice & on a wider scale anti social justice. 6/6
