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Most Britons now know what 'woke' is


Most Britons now know what 'woke' is - YouGov

Asked about the term 'woke', most Britons (57%) now say “I have heard this being used and know what it means”. This is up from 41% in early 2021.

'Woke' attitudes now more common in Britain, but 'culture wars ...

Public opinion in Britain has tipped in favour of 'woke' attitudes on many 'culture war' issues, finds the latest British Social Attitudes survey.

Culture wars uncovered: most of UK public don't know if 'woke' is a ...

Where people stand on these divides depends a lot on their characteristics. In particular, 52% of the young think the term woke is a compliment, ...

YouGov on X: "Most Britons now say they know what 'woke' means ...

Most Britons now say they know what 'woke' means Know what it means: 57% (+16 from Feb 2021) Heard used, unsure of meaning: 21% (=) Heard ...

Four in five people in the UK believe in being 'woke' to race and ...

An overwhelming majority of people in the UK hold the “woke” belief that it is important to be alive to issues of race and social justice.

How do Britons define 'woke' in their own words? - YouGov

For others, though, there are more negative associations with the term. One in ten Britons (10%) see woke as being a catch-all term for the ...

59% of Britons don't know what the term 'woke' means, survey finds

A YouGov survey has found that 59 per cent of Britons don't know what the term “woke” means, with only 12 per cent actually considering ...

Public increasingly see politicians as stoking culture wars, study finds

The UK public increasingly think politicians are stoking culture wars, at the same time as the term “woke” has become more likely to be considered an insult.

Woke, cancel culture and white privilege – how the UK's ... - Ipsos

The proportion of the public as a whole who consider being woke a compliment has remained steady at 26%, while 41% of 2019 Labour voters now ...

Britons don't like culture wars, but that doesn't mean the 'woke mob ...

New polling confirms people care more about jobs and public services than an orchestrated backlash against minorities – Labour, take note, ...

Some people say the UK has gone too soft and is becoming woke ...

Britain has always been what you call “woke”. Britain banned the slave trade long before America, and sent warships to stamp out the trade ...

Public split on whether 'woke' is compliment or insult, and unsure ...

The UK public are as likely to think being “woke” is a compliment (26%) as they are to think it's an insult (24%) – and are in fact most likely to say they don ...

The Woke Culture: How It's Changing Society - Little Lives UK

As the term has now gained mainstream attention, its meaning has broadened to cover a more general awareness of social injustices affecting all groups. In this ...

Woke or anti-woke? Culture wars are poisoning politics, study finds

A majority (52%) now say culture wars are a serious problem for UK ... Most people don't know what these terms mean – 44% give this answer ...

Woke, cancel culture and white privilege - Ipsos

78% of the UK public now believe the UK is somewhat or very divided, compared ... about race relations in Britain today – more than double the 23% who do see it.

Full article: Land of Woke and Glory? The Conceptualisation and ...

In recent years, the concept of “wokeness” has become a standard part of the British press and Western media discourses more broadly. The term ...

Can Britain survive the woke wave? - UnHerd

The case against Luntz's thesis is not a hard one to make. The first and most obvious point to make is that most British people do not even know ...

Douglas Murray explains what WOKE is in 3 minutes - YouTube

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The War on Woke is 200 years Old | Snapshots of Empire

One of the Brexit populists' most successful political strategies, played out in the recent Tory leadership contest, has been culture war: ...

Woke: Compliment or criticism, it is now fuelling the culture wars - BBC

Prof Duffy agrees that understanding of the word woke is "almost certainly" becoming more negative, but adds: "This is a new term for the vast ...