To the editor: We need to take back the word "woke" from Republicans. It is not a derogatory word.
Yes, we are woke to the deep systemic racism in our country. We are woke to the injustices meted out to nonwhite citizens. We are woke to the discrimination against Asian people. We resist discrimination against Jews and Muslims and people of all religions.
We are woke to the needs of women and their rights to make decisions about their own bodies. We are woke to the distorted history of our country that doesn't flesh out the history of women and people of color.
We are woke to the imbalance of the tax system and believe people who make millions of dollars per year ought to pay their fair share.
Let's thank the Republicans for broadcasting that we are woke. Now, let's get some of them to wake up and help us solve these pressing problems.
This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Yes, we are woke to the deep systemic racism in our country. We are woke to the injustices meted out to nonwhite citizens. We are woke to the discrimination against Asian people. We resist discrimination against Jews and Muslims and people of all religions.
We are woke to the needs of women and their rights to make decisions about their own bodies. We are woke to the distorted history of our country that doesn't flesh out the history of women and people of color.
We are woke to the imbalance of the tax system and believe people who make millions of dollars per year ought to pay their fair share.
Let's thank the Republicans for broadcasting that we are woke. Now, let's get some of them to wake up and help us solve these pressing problems.
This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
