A CNN pundit was roasted for his 'woke mob' rant — and experts have thoughts

HuffPost quotes LaGarrett King in a story reporting that conservative commentator Scott Jennings received swift backlash online after he went on a tirade about a so-called “woke mob” during a CNN panel discussion about Caitlin Clark and her recent comments about white privilege. King called the co-opting of the term “woke” a “dangerous approach” led by conservative politicians and pundits. “Woke is meant to be a phrase that [elicits] awareness around societal issues and injustice,” he told HuffPost. “I think there may be a problem with the performative aspects some people do around the phrase, but at the essence it is about making society more equitable and kinder.”