UpdatedMon, Jul 19, 2021 at 6:58 pm CT Reply Mark Twain once wrote, “It's better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than open it and remove all doubt.” That battle rages on. (Image Credit: Shutterstock) DALLAS, TX —If being "woke" is such a good thing, why do people hate it so much? As loosely defined, woke refers to a state of conscious awareness about injustice, particularly of the racial variety. Revolving around that, though, is a constellation of ideas about how to conduct oneself in public discourse and signifiers to let those nearby know that you've reached a state of enlightenment.