Cultural Critique Terms

noun a person who holds extreme or radical views on social justice issues, often associated with the 'woke' movement

• The wokeist activists are pushing for more inclusive policies in the workplace.
• She's always going on about being the wokeist one in our friend group.
• Those wokeist Twitter users are constantly calling out problematic behavior online.
• The artist's work is often described as wokeist, challenging societal norms through their creations.

noun a reaction of shock or outrage, typically exaggerated or feigned

• The society ladies engaged in pearl clutching when they heard the scandalous news.
• She couldn't help but do some pearl clutching when she saw his outrageous outfit.
• The pearl clutching was real when she found out her ex was dating her friend.
• His pearl clutching reaction to the horror movie was quite entertaining.