It seems to be the new trend to be "woke" across social media platforms. While I understand the word and have used it myself, I have grown a distaste for it. But why?

While being woke means you are aware of social injustices, animal injustices, and things like global warming etc. People who usually fall under this label of higher awareness lack the compassion you would expect, they are usually condescending and rude. They troll social media accounts (I have seen it mostly on Twitter) belittling people who don't share the same thought process or opinion that makes them more enlightened. Woke describes your awareness. It is not a character trait and making someone feel dumb because they are less enlightened still makes you an a**hole.

Staying "woke" calls for you to be humble just the same. Just because you think you know everything about everything doesn't mean that you do. Acknowledge that you can always learn more than you did yesterday. Stop making people feel terrible for not knowing something. Instead of saying "Oh, I can't believe you didn't know that," try saying "I'm glad I can teach you something new!" Point, blank just stop being smug about whatcha know !

I get that it seems the world is becoming uglier by the day, but take some time away from the politics, social justice, and anything else that makes you tense. It's healthy and gives you a chance to look at things through a clean lens.

While I appreciate people taking on fresh ideas and supporting the minority, I think that some people take it too far. Being more aware makes you no better than the next man. Quite frankly, I think any person who uses woke excessively as a self-description isn't truly awake at all. That's like people who always claim to be nice but are mean behind the scenes. Being aware of the world around you is extremely important but so is remembering to be humble and respectful of others. It's a package deal and only works well when used together !