Tag: woke

Police Must Focus on Fighting Criminals, Not ‘Symbolic Gestures’: UK Home Secretary

The police should focus on fighting real crimes rather than making “symbolic gestures,” the UK’s new home secretary has told police chiefs. In an open letter dated Sept. 23, Suella Braverman said she was “dismayed by the perceived deterioration of public confidence in the police” and said that “culture and standards in the police have…


Pentagon Launches Review of ‘Woke’ Diversity Chief After Her Radical Twitter Posts Surface

The Department of Defense is set to review its “woke” diversity chief after a group of Republicans expressed their concerns regarding the federal officer’s 2020 posts disparaging white people. Kelisa Wing, the Chief of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), has touted herself as “a woke administrator” and targeted…


Professor Sues Texas A&M, Alleges Discrimination Against ‘White and Asian Men’ in Hiring

Texas A&M University is facing a Fourteenth Amendment lawsuit over its hiring practices, which allegedly discriminate against white and Asian men to advance its “diversity, equity, and inclusion” agenda. America First Legal, a group founded by longtime Donald Trump adviser Stephen Miller, filed the complaint on behalf of Richard Lowery, an associate professor of finance…


‘Political Developments’ Influenced Church’s Decision to Support Gay Marriage: Senior Anglican Minister

A senior Australian Anglican minister has said the Anglican church’s stance in the same sex marriage debate has been influenced by global political trends rather than the authority of the Bible. The comment comes after Australia’s General Synod in May saw the majority of bishops refuse to affirm man-woman marriage, with progressive bishops saying it…


The World Wants No Part of Woke, but It’s Glad We Do

Commentary The United States obsesses over whether biological men can compete in women’s sports as transgender females. Crime is spiking at levels not seen in 40 years. But some consider it racist to suggest that arrests, indictments, convictions, and incarcerations deter crime. Major U.S. downtowns almost overnight went from mostly safe and clean to terrifying…


Church’s Compromising on Same Sex Marriage Debate Drives Division: Commentator

The division within the Anglican church is a result of the church’s failure to make a firm stance on same-sex marriage and decades of disagreements on homosexuality, an Australian commentator says. It comes after conservatives in August formed a breakaway diocese, which they described as a “lifeboat” for faithful Anglicans who are distressed by the…


TCM’s ‘Reframed: Art vs. the Artist:’ Hollywood’s New Blacklist

Commentary Every year, Turner Classic Movies (TCM), the company which has brought old movies to the masses through their television channel since 1994, offers cinephiles a chance to enjoy classic films together in downtown Hollywood. The TCM channel plays more than just movies, so I wasn’t surprised that the April 2022 Turner Classic Movies Film…


Australian School Girl Identifying as a Cat a Result of ‘Woke’ Culture, Senator Says

An Australian senator has spoken against an alleged incident where a Melbourne school girl identified as a cat, calling it a product of the woke culture getting out of control.  It comes after the Herald Sun reported on Aug. 21 that a private Melbourne school allowed a nonverbal but “phenomenally bright” girl to identify and…


Defence Minister Overturns Ban on ‘Woke’ Activities Such as LGBT Morning Teas

Labor Defence Minister Richard Marles has overturned a ban on workplace social justice activities, including LGBT morning teas, in Australia’s Department of Defence. The initial ban was implemented last year under former Coalition Defence Minister Peter Dutton. On Aug. 23, media outlets revealed that Defence Secretary Greg Moriarty and Chief of Defence General Angus Campbell…


A ‘Safe Space’ From Cancel Culture in Corporate America and Governmental Overreach

Over the past decade, the rise of “cancel culture” and “woke” ideology has drifted out of the college campus and into mainstream society, becoming what some critics have described as a “cancer” in the American workplace and in the halls of government. Thousands of individuals, including some CEOs, have faced discrimination for their beliefs or…