'Jeopardy!' Has Officially Killed 'Woke'

Friday night, 'Jeopardy!' had a category of answers titled “Stay Woke.”

If something makes it on Jeopardy!, you know it has officially jumped the shark and has become a historic artifact. Unfortunately, that’s what has happened to “woke.” R.I.P., woke. 

 Friday night, the long-running game show had a category of answers titled “Stay Woke.” The category, though, didn't have anything to do with the culture’s interpretation of the phrase. Instead, it was about sleep issues. Get it?

Got psyched there was a "Stay Woke" category on Jeopardy! but got sad because it was about sleep and not outlandish conspiracy theories.
there's a category called "stay woke" on jeopardy tonight but it was just about sleep problems lol

But a simple pun doesn’t change the fact that “woke” is now dead.

"Woke" is officially done: Jeopardy just had "Stay Woke" as a category, and it was about sleep.
"Stay woke" is a category on Jeopardy. The universe has officially gone full circle
Wait, @Jeopardy did not just have a whole category called STAY WOKE about staying literally awake. #staywoke #soundsasleep #majormiss
A "Stay Woke" category on #Jeopardy is peak 2017
#Jeopardy is like, "Let's do a category called 'Stay Woke' and then only ask the three white, male contestants about sleep habits."
"Stay woke" is a category on jeopardy. Old people can be funny too.

“Peak 2017” is probably the best way to describe this. At least this isn’t as bad as a contestant mispronouncing 2Pac in December.

 

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