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28 Apr, 4 tweets, 1 min read
Unofficial poll for Black people only. Comments are very welcome.

Did you ever use the word "woke" to positively describe a white person?
regardless of whether you, personally, used the term, was there ever a time when you heard people say "woke" and you interpreted it in a positive sense?
regardless of the original meaning, let me ask about right now: when you hear the term "woke" from politicians or journalists, do you feel like the connotation is:
Overall, do you feel like the meaning of the word "woke" has changed since you first encountered it?

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