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The True Story Behind Hulu's New Show 'Woke' Is Upsettingly Familiar
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cosmopolitan.comWoke. The IRL person is named Keith Knight (lol, get it?) and he is actually a cartoonist. Keith co-created the show, which serves as a dramatization of his life, and he also serves as one of the producers and one of the writers.
Impressive! The story relies on magical realism, with inanimate objects coming to life to point out instances of racism Keef wouldn't have noticed otherwise, and that idea is drawn from Keith's own comics.
And, fun fact, Keith also is responsible for drawing the comics that you see in the show. “In my strips, I have inanimate objects that come to life,” Keith during a press day for the show. “Everyone has their own 'woke' journey, so for a cartoonist to have the objects talking to himself makes sense.
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