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Is "cool" woke?
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Is "cool" woke?
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07-04-2025, 07:46 AM
Considering that "cool" as applied to people was first used by black jazz musicians, is being cool "woke"?
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RE: Is "cool" woke?
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07-12-2026, 09:15 AM (This post was last modified: 07-12-2026, 09:48 AM by robkelk.)
Rather than starting a new thread for one example, let's generalize this to be the "what, that's woke?" thread.

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Equal rights for women counts as "woke", doesn't it?
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