Woke Extremes and the Cost of Accountability | Little Rock News

When the “woke” movement went too far, even its fiercest advocates are starting to admit it. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently called early “woke” ideas “crazy,” a surprising pivot from her past calls for rioting and defunding police. The fallout has been real: editors quit over headlines like “Buildings Matter, Too,” podcast hosts got suspended for quoting racial slurs in context, and authors—especially white men writing about race—struggled to get published. Even academia and MeToo saw consequences spiral from accusations that sometimes missed the mark, like a Hispanic man fired for an “OK” hand gesture he said was just cracking his knuckles. It’s messy, it’s evolving—and now, even the most radical voices are quietly acknowledging that some of this went too far. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/d4c48f3334c0a709