Jane Fonda Says ‘Woke Just Means You Give a Damn About Other People,’ Calls on Hollywood to Fight With Empathy in SAG Awards Speech

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1. > “What we, actors, create is empathy. Our job is to understand another human being so profoundly that we can touch their souls,” said Fonda, who was honored on Sunday night with SAG’s life achievement award. “And make no mistake, empathy is not weak or woke. By the way, woke just means you give a damn about other people.”

2. There used to be a word for woke… mutual respect.

3. Her speech was amazing.

   She’s been an activist her whole life, and that was a call to arms.

   A call to arms from a woman who has been on the right side of history since the fight for civil rights in the US.

   A woman who is not new to being declared an enemy by a corrupt siting US president.

   And who is seeing a lot of parallels in what we are living through right now and all those previous causes she fought for.

4. The revolution probably doesn’t start in Hollywood
   The world is on fire because of people detached from reality gaining power, and HW’ers aren’t known for being down to earth

5. Absolutely correct

6. Jane Fonda knows nothing about how anyone other than the Hollywood elite and nepo children, like herself, live their lives.

7. Celebrities with all their money and power, need to put their money where their mouth is.

   Jane Fonda still has a twitter account. It’s one thing to say woke means caring and then to keep supporting those who want to tear it down.

8. She wasn’t being mindful when she posed for pictures in Vietnam. She is a hypocrite and a horrible rotten person.

9. Jane Fonda is largely responsible for the death of nuclear energy in the US for almost the past half century. She should keep her opinions to herself.

10. Commit to redistributing your wealth to people and causes who need it instead of hoarding resources and then we’ll talk, babe. All these celebrities speaking out is well and good, but they are the millionaires/billionaires who contribute to the oppressive capitalist system and take food out of people’s mouths for their stupid luxuries. Ultimately, they’re part of the ruling class. Yes, even people who have done activism. Every designer outfit is a waste of resources that could actually help people. Wealth is selfishness.

11. Thought the original intend and context of WOKE in the begining was great, it has evolved into a new beast. I personally won’t say WOKE I wil say, I am helping out people and doing my bit.

12. People who scream about “woke” can’t seem to define it because its basic definition involves dignity, respect and empathy.

13. That speech was fire. Hell, I’m not even American and it shook me. People need to wake up.

14. She was, and still is a horrible person.

15. It never made sense to me that the term woke is supposed to be derogatory. What’s the alternative, asleep? No thank you.

16. Think about it, being “woke”means being awake and aware. Why would anyone want to be asleep and oblivious? It’s very easy to manipulate the oblivious. That should’ve clued people into how politicians were using that term as a sleight of hand. When given the choice, always stay woke.

17. I cried. She was amazing

18. She’s right but people will never forgive her for Vietnam

19. People aren’t really listening to actors that much anymore. Sure, go up on stage, say whatever. I just don’t think people care that much.

20. Man she is still a dumbass

    Luckily her daddy was rich – let’s her be a spoiled brat I guess

21. Care about people, not American soldiers apparently

22. Hanoi Jane is at it again. How does this gal have any credibility? What she did to our troops is unforgivable.

23. Jane fonda is a washed up old hag who needs to just go away.

24. Hanoi Jane is a dipshit

25. “You shouldn’t cancel someone because of what they said 20 years ago!”
    *Jane Fonda criticises trump*
    “Why won’t Hanoi Jane shut up?!”

26. Yes, let’s listen to the millionaire adults that play pretend for a living, on what our political beliefs should be, it’s not like these people live privileged lives and I’m sure they’re not just doing this for some sense of martyrdom and virtue points among their like minded friends, I swear it just reminds me of that scene in American Psycho where they’re sitting around stroking each other off about the injustices in the world, it’s the exact same energy when I hear a bunch of Hollywood elites trying to tell me what is good for me, my family, friends or people in my community

27. Eh.

    Diffefence between virtue signaling and looking down on minorities so you can “help them”

    Vs authentic empathy and just seeing them as one of you.

    People are tired of the former, not the latter.

28. I will always love this woman. She’s so amazing.

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