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twitter and follow the show on instagram. a few weeks back usa today took a term at the term woke and did a plan. taking a look at how people responded to it and what they think it means to them. you can find it online. a part of that poll presented a few weeks ago. presidential hopefuls vowing to wage a war on the home -- on woke. the poll finds majority of americans find the word as a positive attribute, not negative. 51 percent of those surveyed say the term means "to be informed, educated on and aware of social injustices."

39% say the word for -- the word reflects what has been the gop definition, over politically correct. police other words. and it also highlights independents 45 percent saying the term woke leaves to be aware of social injustice, not being over politically correct. americans understand to be welcoming to be entombed to justices -- to injustices around us. that is what usa today has to say about it. for the first hour, we turn to you as far as the term itself. what it means to you. democrats, (202) 748-8000. republicans, (202) 748-8001.

independents, (202) 748-8002. if you want to text us, you can do that at (202) 748-8003. several of you posting on our facebook page. steve foxx saying to me, woke is a person or any organization afraid to express their artist a or stand for what they feel for fear of any kind. adding it is a race card that gets shut down whenever a person feels they want to shut you up. san miguel from facebook saying, to him it means being smart and aware. ralph saying, "extreme political correctness that leads to confusion, such as the definition of a woman."

post at facebook.com/space -- c-span wj. with republicans on the parental rights bill was the term woke. this is republican brad aaron been in florida talking about the bill evoking the term woke. here is a part of his comments from last week. [video clip] >> should parents have the right to be involved in their child's education? that is the question before us. 72% of americans have answered yes to that question. parents should be and want to be involved in their child's education. according to numerous studies, students who have involved parents have better behavior, better grades, that are

attendance and develop a lifelong love of learning, which is the key to long-term success. but today i american parents are fed up. largely because they have experienced two years of school closures, misguided covert policies, disastrous remote learning and curriculum focused on what is woke, rather than what is essential academic instruction. host: that vote last week you can still see on our website at c-span.org. on independent, marilyn line, jeff started soft. on the term woke and what it means to you. caller: i first heard the term. spike lee mentioned it in a college graduation speech. he mentioned, stay woke everybody. i think he was talking about

racist issues coming up or reemerging. it is interesting because it suggests being aware. the right obviously is woke because they are challenging. it has become a term to teach somebody racism. the connotation has gotten all turned around. host: jeff and marilyn starting us off. we will hear next from dave in pennsylvania, republican lineup. the term woke, what it means to you. morning. caller: i have a lot of democrat friends. i try to keep my opinions open. i would like to say, woke people see to say information being leaked on these tiktok videos or

evidence that is available to them that goes against their belief system. like our government is lying to us. that is what we call being woke, aware, awake of what reality is. i couldn't find one conversing. that hasn't turned out to be true. and asking questions doesn't make anyone a joke or awoke. sometimes the only entertain your own side. it is a shame people was a different opinion than you are listing you. i am the smartest man i know because i know know nothing. if we try losing the ego, maybe we cannot get a better idea of where we are wrong and how we can share opinions. being woke is aware there are not see in ukraine.

russia is concerned with these bio labs. host: dave in his omega. jerry joins us from tennessee, democrat line. your next up. caller: does woke mean protecting women's rights, protecting social security? i don't really understand the whole thing about it. but if we can do that, i think we are in good shape. host: as far as what you in -- as far as what you expect it to mean, do you have any thoughts on that? caller: i really do not understand it. some people say it is good, some people say it is bad. i really don't know the whole thing about it. could you do a show sometime what it means for people losing

their social security? host: thanks for the suggestion. this usa today poll follows up taking a look at the definition and what people think about it. republicans 60% to 14% say being described as "woke" would be an insult, not a compliment. 32% agree. democrats, 46% saying woke would be an insult, not a compliment. 25 percent saying woke would be an insult, not a compliment. across party lines, one informed say they don't know enough about what the term means. whether it is a compliment or a slur. our last viewer brought into the conversation, we are asking what it means to you. what you think it is. if you don't have a clear definition, you can say that too. (202) 748-8000, democrat.

(202) 748-8001 comment republicans. (202) 748-8002, independents. caller: from everything i have read and and i have seen and experienced, it is a pathological obsession with all things superficial, identity politics and race identity and orientation. that is fine if people want to be this way or that way. it is a complete aggregation of the concept of things like character, behavior, their value system, your moral code that you live by. what is your conscience. what kind of conscience do you have in terms of living your life.

you don't need all this acknowledgment. anyone over the age of five should understand slavery was terrible, segregation was terrible. there is nothing to acknowledge because we already know all that. at least nothing if somebody left tells me it starts with acknowledgment first. no it doesn't, i am one -- i am not going to acknowledge anything. everyone knows that. obviously slavery was awful. saying that word, acknowledge it has happened. i wasn't a part of it. no one who was alive today was a slave. no one who was alive today was a slave owner. sure, it is awful but we are past it. the focus needs to be on character and behavior, just like martin luther king said. not the color of your skin, the content of one's character.

that is really all that matters. there is an easy answer to all these things about so-called injustices. always strive to do what is right and always follow your moral code. and do the best you can. host: let's hear from kimberly and las vegas. democrats line. caller: hi, how is it going? it is really early. i actually just got up. i always turn you guys on to see what the topic is. it amazes me that this topic is, it is kind of crazy. this is a word, this is why people should understand what words mean and where words come from. this word does not calm, it is not what these republicans think that it is. it has nothing to do with

critical race theory, the word basically comes from back in the 20's, 30's it comes from a blues song. i am a 50-year-old plus woman. i listen to hip-hop music. from the beginning. this has been in our vocabulary in hip-hop forever. because it came from people who were before us. we have been using the word. the word basically means that you will are staying aware of

your surroundings. a lot of people have been lynched. a lot of people have been missing back in the south. it is a word for us to use it to basically say stay aware of your surroundings. it was brought back because of the trayvon martin, michael brown, stay aware, stay awake. it is not what these people are saying. it is a good word for us because it is something to warn us. it is a warning. host: that is kimberly in las vegas. let's go to los angeles. that is where eric is. independent line. caller: good morning, pedro. thank you for taking my call. woke is bad. it is all wrong.

with the last caller said is completely wrong. it is a term hijacked by the radical left. obviously the term could refer to being awakened and aware of your surroundings and what is going on in the world. but it has been hijacked. it is for them to push their radical left agenda and push down people's throats the whole transgender issue, things that everything is leftist. the term is bad. it is not host: good. host:eric in los angeles giving us his thoughts. you are welcome to do the same. (202) 748-8000, for democrats. (202) 748-8001, for republicans. (202) 748-8002, for independents .

the new york times took a look at this term as far as the definition and how it is used under the section of that story you can find online. what is woke? the aftermath of barack obama as -- young progressive hope and change have given way to the change will start racial equality or climate change. the study makes opened a space for a new left. young progressives started to reach for more ambitious politics. triumph of the obama coalition gained the confidence to embrace ideas that would have been unimaginable in the bush era. a decade later this is everywhere. the bernie sanders campaign calls for medicare for all. regarding socialism and the new deal on race. the black lives matter movement, national anthem and defund the police. there has been the #metoo movement and the sharing of preferred pronouns and more.

more on woke and why it matters. a recent column there. give your thoughts on what you get from the term. jerry in virginia. republican line. hello. caller: what woke means is contrary to nature and contrary to common sense. everybody knows the climate has been changing for millions of years. to suggest that man can control the climate, that is woke thinking. homosexuality, everybody knows that is not natural. host: jerry and broadway, virginia. the same piece takes a look at how republicans take a look at this term. they add that at least for now, the establishment of the base share the fight against woke for two reasons. one of the reasons, the left is far enough left, room to side with the right while keeping one

or both themes. there is a path for its surprising bash. without alienating donors. they add that anti-woke policy animates elite conservatives as much as the populace base. woke is most prevalent in liberals in new york or washington. in the young and higher education. its rise by the highly educated conservatives. that is from the peace you can find online. we will go to hawaii. democrat line. hello. caller: hi, thanks for having me on. the term woke is what that girl from nevada, kimberly said. that is what the term means. i listen to all these other callers and i love how they like to weaponize the word the same way they weaponize the word to snowflake. if you look up the meaning of the word snowflake it goes back

to the civil war. it is people who prefer white skid. they are calling anybody on the left a snowflake. they weaponize the word to use it against to fit their agendas. it is so silly. god doesn't make mistakes. so when all these people are complaining that you are woke about being gay or transgender, they are calling themselves christians, that doesn't make any sense. if they realize god doesn't make mistakes and wake up, maybe they should become woke. all that really means is waking up and seeing what is going on around you. seeing all the inequalities, seeing all the things that are happening in our country and our world. there is nothing wrong with the word. it is being weaponized constantly. they are finding ways to weaponize words that they should be. there are so many things to worry about rather than what snowflake needs are woke means. what they choose to find these terms and attack on it. and twist it to their own

narrative. because it is so silly. kimberly >> 100% right. all they have to do is google it. it believes to be aware. look to see what is happening. see how everything is going on in this world and what can we do to fix it instead of fighting with each other. we should be fixing get and talking to each other. host: maui, hawaii joining us for this conversation. the lines are open. (202) 748-8000, for democrats. (202) 748-8001, for republicans. independents, (202) 748-8002. on our independent line, this is bernard in elk grove. caller: interesting topic. it means all those things that although people said. it is like when #metoo movement started.

women standing up to the system and standing up to men. people don't like when you stand up to the system and to the men and the people who run the system. the opposite of being awake or woke is being asleep. these people in the establishment want you to bury your head in the sand and be oblivious to your surroundings. they don't want you to be aware. just let me run everything and you just don't worry about it. it is like desantis is saying. that guy is awake. he is woke. he graduated magna cum laude. he was not in an ivy league school being asleep. he is awake. he is aware. now he is saying it is a class thing. i can be woke. let me run everything. people that is beneath me and poor, go to sleep. let me handle this stuff.

that is what he is doing. attacking anybody that wants to stand up to the system and try to learn and the aware. and grow. host: bernard. i invite you to stay with us in our 8:30 segment this morning. we are going to be joined by kimberly leonard. she is with the insider. the discussion centering around political ambitions of florida governor ron desantis if he enters the race for 2024 related issues. 8:30 eastern standard time. if you're interested in hearing more from our guest on that. you heard earlier for republicans during the debate over the parent bill of rights bill. this is from democrat alexandria acosta cortez in new york. same topic, different perspective. brings up the term woke. here she is. [video clip] >> before they claim this is not about banning books and not about harming the lgbtq community, let's look at the

impact of similar republican legislation that has already passed on the state level. look at these books that have already been banned due to republican measures. the likes of roads apart -- the life of rosa parks. this is too woke by the republicans. salm of solomon is unacceptable to republican politics. 40% of band books have reported significantly addressing lgbtq issues. to talk about government reach and freedom, this is a republican bill asking the government to force the outing of lgbt people before they are ready. and talking about the rights of parents in this gallery today. the national parents union is here saying don't do this. i have a letter i would like to submit where they are asking the

republican party to keep culture wars out of classroom. our children need urgent and aggressive -- the american library association coming out against his proposal. we talk about progressive values, i can say what my progressive value is. that is freedom over fascism. host: that was from the debate over the parental rights bill. you can see that full debate on our website at c-span.org if you are interested in hearing various members debate it. the term woke coming up several times during that debate in conversation. a viewer on twitter says "woke is narcissism, entitlement for hate that doesn't have the same ideology." joe lewis texting us saying, "i have never known anyone who calls himself woke but i have encountered people who use it as a slur towards those of us who respect people and strive for equality for all."

text us. you can do it at (202) 748-8003. if you called in the last 30 days, hold off from doing so today. gregory in maryland. republican line. hello. caller: hello, good morning, pedro. thank you for taking my call. i believe woke means to be aware. when i first heard the term, it was a joke that i was not woke. i wasn't aware of how we arrived in this position in history. unfortunately i think my side has hijacked the term to be anything that involves diversity, equity or inclusion. there are a lot of things that i may not agree with that are happening in the rules and other

places. but unfortunately the term has been made somewhat negative. i don't think that is fair. to the people that see it as just educate yourself, use different sources and the aware of what is going on and how we got here. because if we don't look at history, it is going to repeat it so. unfortunately people want to make comments. every knows that everybody knows about slavery. everybody does in and they don't know how we got here and the different rings, institutional racism and things like that