Calling someone ‘woke’ is equivalent to a ‘racial slur,’ UK actress Cathy Tyson claimsBy Olivia Land
Published Sep. 26, 2023
A British actress has claimed that being called “woke” is “as bad” as a racial slur.
Cathy Tyson, who rose to prominence following her turn as a high-class call girl in 1989’s “Mona Lisa,” explained in a new interview about the role of race and identity in the entertainment industry why she finds the term offensive.
“I imagine some of the readership use the word ‘woke.’ For me, it’s as bad a term as an offensive racial slur,” Tyson, 58, shared in the sit-down with the Telegraph — a conservative publication that she also admitted she would “never” have chatted with when she was younger.
“The terms ‘woke’ and ‘race card’ are deeply offensive to me,” she continued, noting that the latter “is thrown in your face if you make a criticism of anything,” while the former is tossed around to “undermine” progressive ideas.
“Even the term ‘white privilege’ is very, very divisive. I’m not about sides,” Tyson explained, adding that studying for an English degree later in life “taught me how to open my mind to different viewpoints.”
“How do we all get on together? It’s complex, there’s a lot of people of all colors who are suffering financially, who are hungry, at the moment,” she said in the interview published Tuesday.
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https://nypost.com/2023/09/26/british-actress-calling-someone-woke-equivalent-to-a-racial-slur/