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Jane Fonda defends ‘woke,’ saying it ‘means you give a damn about other people’

Jane Fonda was honored with the SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award at the 2025 Screen Actors Guild Awards, recognizing her decades-long career and impactful activism.
In her acceptance speech, Fonda emphasized the importance of empathy and political activism, stating, 'Empathy is not weak or woke.'
Fonda asserted that 'woke just means you give a damn about other people,' urging solidarity in facing adversity.
She highlighted the significance of unions and community support during challenging times, declaring, 'this is really important right now when workers' power is being attacked.

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Jane Fonda tells Hollywood: 'Woke just means you give a damn about other people'

Hollywood actress Jane Fonda has become famous for her left-wing political activism.

5 hours ago·Washington, United States

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Jane Fonda, 87, slams Trump as she defends being ‘woke’ during SAG award acceptance speech

Jane Fonda delivered a politically charged speech at the SAG (Screen Actors Guild) Awards whilst accepting her Life Achievement Award, taking aim at Donald Trump without directly naming him

10 hours ago·London, United Kingdom

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NewsBusters

Sunny Hostin: Opposing Wokeness ‘Is Ungodly’ and ‘Not Christian!’

Sunny Hostin: Opposing Wokeness ‘Is Ungodly’ and ‘Not Christian!’ You know the left was in a panic when members of the ‘separation of church and state’ party start insisting that their policies were supported by scripture. That was the case during the Monday episode of ABC News’s The View as staunchly racist Sunny Hostin shouted about how opposing the racist poison of the left’s “woke” ideology was “ungodly” and “not Christian.” Moderator Whoop…

10 hours ago·Washington, United States

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Fox News

Jane Fonda defends 'woke' at SAG Awards, rallies Hollywood to 'resist' Trump

Jane Fonda called out the Trump administration at the Screen Actor's Guild (SAG) Awards in Los Angeles Sunday night and called on Hollywood to resist.

10 hours ago·New York, United States

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Jane Fonda defines 'woke' at SAG Awards — read her full speech

Jane Fonda delivered a moving speech while receiving the Life Achievement Award at the 2025 SAG Awards, making a powerful statement when defining "woke." Read exactly what she said.

11 hours ago·United States

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Pacific Pundit

Hanoi Jane Fonda thinks woke means you “give a damn about people.”

I think it’s kind of cute and adorable that washed up traitors like Jane Fonda somehow think they are still relative to today’s society. Apparently, last night was yet another Hollywood awards show, where they could put themselves on the back. The good news is, that it was only streaming on Netflix, so instead of 10 viewers, they probably had seven. Hanoi Jane tried to play the woke card last night, claiming that woke means you “give a damn abou…

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