The contrast between capitalism and the caste system was striking. Living in Kerala every summer as a kid made me miss America. Capitalism was the first ideal I really loved, the first time I’d ever loved a system. Capitalism brought people together; the caste system kept them apart. This young adult novel, a National Book Award finalist, mentions abortion and includes multiple descriptions of sex. It's one of dozens of library books that have been flagged for removal in Keller. 40. "I Am Jazz," by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings Penguin Random House Williams, Thomas Chatterton (February 4, 2023). " The French Are In A Panic Over Le Wokisme". The Atlantic. The Killing of History: How Literary Critics and Social Theorists Are Murdering Our Past by Keith Windschuttle

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is right. “Woke” is not, and has not been for some time now, a viable descriptor for anyone who is critical of the many serious excesses of the left yet remains interested in reaching beyond their own echo chamber.

a b Krouse, Tonya; O'Callaghan, Tamara F. (2020). Introducing English Studies. London: Bloomsbury Academic. p.135. ISBN 978-1-350-05542-1. The War on the West by Douglas Murray. The first paragraph on the inside sleeve of Douglas Murray’s newest book says the following: Woke was another way to say “conscious”: having awareness of our conditions and history in an America that lulls us with myths of a post-racial, colorblind, meritocratic society. Amid police killings in that “post-racial” society, these myths became untenable. In Sweden, singer Zara Larsson's commitment to expressions of "gender power", amongst other things, has been described as "very woke". [67]

a b c Smith, Allan; Kapur, Sahil (May 2, 2021). "Republicans are crusading against 'woke' ". NBC News.The author breaks down the legal implecations of the "Woke Religion" and how the Civil Rights act of 1964 and 1968 protect from being persecuted for having a religious belief or DONT follow their religiou beliefs. His comparison of Woke Religion and Christianity is on pointe.

Cynical Theories: How Activist Scholarship Made Everything about Race, Gender, and Identity―and Why This Harms Everybod y a b Shariatmadari, David (October 14, 2019). "Cancelled for sadfishing: the top 10 words of 2019". The Guardian. This novel, about a lesbian romance set in 1954 between a Chinese American teen and a white classmate, is one of dozens of library books that have been flagged for removal in Keller. 45. "Weird Girl and What's His Name," by Meagan Brothers Three Rooms Press Corporations flame controversy to make money (“Today, capitalists are the gunsmiths of our culture war.”) If you’re on the left, you should read this book to understand how millionaire fat cats have co-opted the things you care about and used your cherished beliefs as a smoke screen to distract you from the truly disgusting things that their corporations are actually doing. They are waving rainbow flags and laughing at you, using you as what Marx called “useful idiots”.John, Tara (January 7, 2022). " The ‘anti-woke’ crusade has come to Europe. Its effects could be chilling". CNN.

This book, in which the author interviews people who've been shamed on the internet, touches on sensitive subjects, including rape and suicide. It's one of dozens of library books that have been flagged for removal in Keller. 42. "King and the Dragonflies," by Kacen Callender Scholastic Press Fools, Frauds and Firebrands: Thinkers of the New Left by Sir Roger Scruton. This sagacious volume offers a discerning assessment (and takedown) of influential left-wing thinkers - including E. P. Thompson, Ronald Dworkin, R. D. Laing, Jurgen Habermas, Gyorgy Lukacs, Jean-Paul Sartre, Jacques Derrida, Slavoj Zizek, Ralph Milliband and Eric Hobsbawm.

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Through the late 2000s and early 2010s, woke was used either as a term for literal wakefulness, or as slang for suspicions of infidelity. [4] The latter meaning was used in singer Childish Gambino's 2016 song " Redbone". [16] In the 21st century's first decade, the use of woke encompassed the earlier meaning with an added sense of being "alert to social and/or racial discrimination and injustice". [8] "Master Teacher", a 2008 song by the American singer Erykah Badu (pictured in 2012) included the term stay woke.