The Associated Press Stylebook released guidance on social media advising publishers to put the word “woke” in quotation marks due to the word’s “derogatory” use by conservatives.
“A slang term that originally described enlightenment or awakening about issues of racial and other forms of social justice,” read an explanation of the word in an AP Stylebook post on Twitter Wednesday. “Some people and groups, especially conservatives, now use it in a derogatory sense implying what they see as overreactions. Avoid using the term other than in direct quotations.”
AP Stylebook, which is used by journalists, editors, and publications to guide their use of language and writing style, continuously comes out with new guidelines for publishers as new words or uses for words become more common.
“They legit just used a woke definition do describe the word ‘woke,’” the comment said.
Michael Lee is a writer for Fox News. Prior to joining Fox News, Michael worked for the Washington Examiner, Bongino.com, and Unbiased America. He has covered politics for more than eight years.
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