The Obelisk of Wokeness

[CalMeacham]

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) accidentally gave the Washington Monument a sarcastic new nickname ― and some people are hoping it’ll stick.
Cotton, who made headlines last week with a call to send the U.S. military into American cities, decried the cancellation of the TV show “Cops” and other elements of “cancel culture.” He warned that the “woke mob” could be “coming for any one of you.”
Then he predicted that cancel culture would come to Washington.

“Are we going to tear the Washington Monument down?” Cotton asked. “Are we going to rename it the Obelisk of Wokeness?”
On Twitter, the answer was a resounding yes:

I love the Twitter replies, especially this one:

Fact: The Obelisk of Wokeness is the world’s tallest and wokest obelisk. Originally called the Washington Monument it was renamed to celebrate the defeat of Donald Trump & his racist minions in 2020.

Tom Cotton Accidentally Gives The Washington Monument An Awesome New Name

[Darren_Garrison]

At least it is going to be (fairly) easy to overdub Penny Lane as Wokeness Lane.

[VOW]

And here I figured you were announcing yet another euphemism for your best friend in the morning.
~VOW

[Sunny_Daze]

I wondered where those obelisk references were coming from. I like it. It has a 2001 ring to it. Can we re-clad the monument in obsidian?

[Beckdawrek]

It’s always, ALWAYS someone from Arkansas.
I give up.

[mixdenny]

Although I think the Washington Monument does not need a new nickname people need to know there is a complimentary monument here in Cleveburg. At NASA we have the Zero Gravity Research Facility which is a 510’ deep bore in the ground. It has been nicknamed the Martha Washington Monument. Think about it… Dennis

[Lumpy]

That joke was in fact featured in “Cvltvre Made Stvpid” by Tom Weller

P.S. “Wokefullness” is like “coolness”: if you have to think about it, you aren’t.

[Sunspace]

Yes, I call that the “sexy rule”: if you have to tell people that you’re sexy, you aren’t. If you have to tell people that you’re smart, you aren’t. If you have to tell people that you’re a stable genius, you aren’t…