Have We Gone Too Far ‘Woke?’

(A question on one of my essays, and my response)

Martie Sirois

--

Photo by Julien L on Unsplash

In response to a short article I wrote, The Truth About Being a ‘Woke’ White Person, a reader posed the following question:

I have seen some sketchy videos lately, that are supposedly woke.

The fact that I WANT to exercise is now considered fat-shaming
The fact that I WANT to lose…

--

--

Martie Sirois

Covering the intersection of culture, politics & equality. Featured in Marker, HuffPost, PopSugar, Scary Mommy; heard on NPR, SiriusXM, LTYM, TIFO podcast, etc.