Now that President Elect Donald Trump is back at the helm, here is a list of woke words and phrases I will not miss not even in the tiniest iota.

  • DEI
  • Diversity
  • Equity
  • Inclusion
  • Patriarchy
  • Capitalism
  • Colonialism
  • Toxic masculinity
  • What are your pronouns?
  • Mask up
  • Misogyny
  • Internalized misogyny
  • Racism
  • Internalized racism
  • Cultural appropriation
  • Critical race theory
  • Intersectionality
  • Gender studies
  • Cis
  • Decolonize
  • Safe spaces
  • Microagression
  • Action civics
  • Unconscious bias
  • Misgendering
  • Misinformation
  • Disinformation
  • Partly false
  • Demisexual
  • Marginalization
  • From the ocean to the sea
  • Indentity politics
  • Representation
  • Gaslighting
  • Systemic oppression
  • Systemic (fill in the blank)
  • Whitewash
  • Deadnaming
  • Gender spectrum
  • Gender (fill in the blank)
  • (Fill in the blank) spectrum
  • (Fill in the blank) gender
  • Heteronornativity
  • Greta
  • Greenwash
  • Sustainability
  • Wind turbine
  • Earth hostile
  • Climate change
  • Climate action
  • Climate (fill in the blank)
  • Carbon footprint
  • Carbon offset
  • Carbon neutral
  • Green
  • Green transition
  • Green New Deal
  • Green intersectionality
  • Greenhouse
  • Green (fill in the blank)
  • Renewable
  • Net zero
  • Old growth
  • IPCC: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
  • EPA: Environmental Protection Agency
  • COP: Conference of the Parties
  • Chevron Doctrine/Deference
  • Biodegradable
  • Biodiversity
  • Bioequity
  • Bioinclusivity
  • Regenerative
  • Eco-anxiety
  • Eco (fill in the blank)
  • Silence Is Violence
  • Toxic (fill in the blank)
  • (Fill in the blank) toxicity
  • Social justice
  • (Fill in the blank) justice
  • Human superiority
  • (Fill in the blank) superiority
  • Anti-Growthism
  • (Fill in the blank) adjacent
  • JEDI: Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion (never really caught on)
  • (Fill in the blank) activism
  • (Fill in the blank) activist
  • (Fill in the blank) friendly
  • Ally
  • Colorism
  • Privilege
  • (Fill in the blank) theory
  • Binary
  • Nonbinary
  • Social construct
  • Tokenism
  • White fragility
  • Karen
  • Transition
  • Affirmative
  • Birthing person
  • Biological man/woman
  • Evidence-based
  • Leading experts say
  • A new study says
  • New research indicates
  • Computer model
  • Might, may, maybe, could, perhaps
  • The Science
  • Authentic
  • Fact check
  • Deplatformed
  • Deep fake
  • Cheap fake
  • Advantaged
  • Disadvantaged
  • Lived experience
  • Awareness
  • Chest feeding
  • Body fed
  • Laboring person
  • Birth-giver
  • Womxn
  • Womyn
  • Representation
  • (Fill in the blank)-ism
  • (Fill in the blank)-ist
  • (Fill in the blank)-phobia
  • (Fill in the blank)-phobe
  • Anti-(fill in the blank)
  • Woke