Somebody please throw “woke” the wake it properly deserves. After Alex Trebek and the Jeopardy crew dropped the phrase “stay woke” as a question category, the term is officially dead.
During Friday’s episode of Jeopardy, contestants had a chance to earn up to $1,000 on the show by answering questions from the category “stay woke,” which surely grabbed the internet’s attention.
Jeopardy really has a "Stay Woke" category today 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/xIMDMpOtUh
— Eric Kotchi (@ekotchi) June 30, 2017
Oh #Jeopardy #StayWoke pic.twitter.com/ERaQddJCgC
— Derek Sheets (@ItsMrSheets) June 30, 2017
Lol @Jeopardy ain't playing games pic.twitter.com/wp7itRyWGA
— Danielle (@dmnarrows) June 30, 2017
https://twitter.com/JulianaHennessy/status/880973727747383296
While some viewers took the category in stride, implying that it was a move on Jeopardy’s part of embracing black culture and using a game show to further political discourse, others were less than enthused. “Woke” had made it to daytime TV, the stuff grandma watches before turning in for bed. Nope. “Woke” was dead.
Damnit, Alex. https://t.co/XdZBkdGSW5
— brittany abdool (@brittanyabdool) July 1, 2017
https://twitter.com/wickedspooks/status/880932411382657024
Even worse—the category had absolutely nothing to do with staying aware and informed. Instead, it asked contestants questions related to sleep and literally staying awake. Way to kill the excitement, Trebek.
Wait, @Jeopardy did not just have a whole category called STAY WOKE about staying literally awake. #staywoke #soundsasleep #majormiss
— Heather Duffy (@HattieDarling) June 30, 2017
https://twitter.com/fivefifths/status/880932253773303808
Got psyched there was a "Stay Woke" category on Jeopardy! but got sad because it was about sleep and not outlandish conspiracy theories.
— Charlie Crowley (@CCrowley4) June 30, 2017
Shout out to the production assistant who thought of this one. Maybe next time try making sure the questions might have something to do with social justice, too.
H/T Complex