Every week something happens to freak out straight white cys dudes. This comic barely covers the range of things that have set them off over the past decade. Lately it was Lizzo playing James Madison’ flute. I can’t ever watch Star Trek without some white guy blaming poor writing on wokeness, as if the first two seasons of TNG had never happened. I touched on the resentment of Black elves in Rings of Power a couple weeks ago, led by Elon Musk, but it’s just as ridiculous as their gripes against a Black mermaid.
If only their grievances would stay silly and not lead to real harm like book banning, library closures, death and bomb threats against hospitals treating transgender youth, and a rising tide of fascism and authoritarianism spurred on by “anti-woke” demagogues.
These are all very important issues that impact each and every one of us. Or the opposite, I’m not sure.