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"Woke," a term singer Erykah Badu reinvigorated in the late aughts on the track "Master Teacher," has since taken on "a life of its own," and she believes it has become a put-down for Black people.
Folk singer-songwriter Lead Belly used the phrase "stay woke" on a recording of his song "Scottsboro Boys". Among the earliest uses of the idea of wokeness as a concept for black political consciousness came from Jamaican philosopher and social activist Marcus Garvey, [2] who wrote in 1923, "Wake up Ethiopia! Wake up Africa!" [2] [6]
Live for today, for tomorrow never comes; Live to fight another day (This saying comes from an English proverbial rhyme, "He who fights and runs away, may live to fight another day") Loose lips sink ships; Look before you leap; Love is blind – The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act II, Scene 1 (1591) Love of money is the root of all evil [16]
The phrase was used by his opponents to suggest that Obama meant there is no individual success in the United States. [33] War on Women, a slogan used by the Democratic Party in attacks from 2010 onward. [34] "Binders full of women", a phrase used by Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential debates.
Another musician told me Kim had brought her to LA to audition to replace me in The Runaways, but told her if she wanted to be in the band she had to sleep with him. Others told me similar stories. I was especially surprised by a voicemail I got from someone who had not had just known Kim, but who had been very close to him for decades.
Get a life is an idiom and catch phrase that has gained international usage. It is intended as a taunt, to indicate that the person being so addressed is attempting to devote themselves to other people's responsibilities. Sometimes the phrase is used to describe people who are viewed as officious or meddling in the affairs of others.
We all deal with self-doubt and negative self talk, but Mel Robbins says there’s an easy way to flip these negative feelings into joy by using just six little words.
Criticizing your appearance is another common gaslighting tactic, according to Stern. “Anything to make you feel bad about yourself,” she says. This ensures that you are dependent on them for ...