Chris Rock's Take on Wokeness Is More Nuanced Than the Headlines

And I’m back! Huge thanks to Lainey and Chris for covering while I took a much-needed family vacay, and of course, to Dustin for the time off. The weather was freaking fantastic. I’ll probably still be talking about it when I’m in the nursing home. Moving on: If you’ve been seeing headlines or hot takes about Chris Rock comparing wokeness to the Salem Witch Trials, no one is more shocked than me to report that, actually, his remarks are pretty nuanced. Rock does not throw the baby out with the bath water, and he comes down on the side of Woke 1.0 being a good and necessary thing. As for his criticisms, they’re valid and food for thought heading into Woke 2.0. (The Wrap)

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The theme for this year’s Banned Books Week (October 4-10) is Let Books Be: Protect the Freedom to Read. Are you looking for a few things you can do to fight back? Cannonball Read suggests checking out the Unite Against Book Bans coalition which has toolkits with talking points, data, and scripts for talking to candidates and elected representatives. (Unite Against Book Bans)

"Talk about testosterone!" Apparently, this guy met Manly MAGA Jesus in Heaven…

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