when you have a chance. It adds a useful dimension to this discussion:
". . . Harlem-based writer William Melvin Kelley, who was highlighting the phenomenon of Black American slang being appropriated by white people who often missed or altogether distorted the words’ original meanings, until the idioms were taken over, inevitably transformed, and ultimately abandoned by their original Black creators."
Oh, I’m aware of the genesis of the term. It’s similar to how Black musicians started calling each other “man,” as in “hey, man,” because they got tired of being called “boy” by whites. It was one way a Black person could be “woke” to social prejudice.
Sorry, didn't mean to even remotely suggest you didn't understand the "woke" origins. Hoped to to provide some background that might be helpful to others in the conversation.
Would urge you all to take a look at:
https://www.naacpldf.org/woke-black-bad/
when you have a chance. It adds a useful dimension to this discussion:
". . . Harlem-based writer William Melvin Kelley, who was highlighting the phenomenon of Black American slang being appropriated by white people who often missed or altogether distorted the words’ original meanings, until the idioms were taken over, inevitably transformed, and ultimately abandoned by their original Black creators."
Oh, I’m aware of the genesis of the term. It’s similar to how Black musicians started calling each other “man,” as in “hey, man,” because they got tired of being called “boy” by whites. It was one way a Black person could be “woke” to social prejudice.
Sorry, didn't mean to even remotely suggest you didn't understand the "woke" origins. Hoped to to provide some background that might be helpful to others in the conversation.
Definitely valuable context that most people don't realize. Thank you for adding it and apologies if I came off as being defensive.