How do we think about the "woke" debate?

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Question: How do we think about the "woke" debate?
Position1 of 4›: Woke is an awareness of privilege and inequality

This position frames 'woke' positively, as an awareness of privilege and structural inequality. It argues that wokeness stays true to its origins in the American Civil Rights Movement — making people conscious of inequalities — though it notes the counter-view that it expresses white guilt.

Supporting arguments · 2

Woke culture makes us conscious of inequalities
The term is a call to arms to be aware of the (largely racial) inequities that govern Western society. Historically, it has encouraged peaceful protest against systemic racism and spawned positive forward-looking movements.
Woke culture is an expression of white guilt
White guilt, or the feeling of culpability in benefiting from inherited wealth and privilege, is ultimately why so many liberals advocate for wokeness. Proponents of wokeness aim to correct the inequity that they represent.