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Jane Fonda Explains What 'Woke' Actually Means In Powerful SAG Awards Speech

Jane Fonda delivering her SAG Awards speech
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The Oscar winner and activist gave an impassioned speech while accepting the Life Achievement Award at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday that had fans cheering.

McKenzie Lynn Tozan
By McKenzie Lynn TozanFeb 25, 2025
McKenzie Lynn Tozan
McKenzie Lynn Tozan has been a part of the George Takei family since 2019 when she wrote some of her favorite early pieces: Sesame Street introducing its first character who lived in foster care and Bruce Willis delivering a not-so-Die-Hard opening pitch at a Phillies game. She's gone on to write nearly 3,000 viral and trending stories for George Takei, Comic Sands, Percolately, and ÜberFacts. With an unstoppable love for the written word, she's also an avid reader, poet, and indie novelist.
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Upon receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award at the SAG Awards, Jane Fonda delivered a powerful speech that left everyone thinking after the applause died down.

Fonda was selected for the award as a lifelong actor, activist, and 1960s counterculture icon.

During her speech, the 87-year-old actress and activist explained that it's the actor's job to work from a place of empathy and to inspire empathy in others.

Fonda said:

"While you may hate the behavior of your character, you have to understand and empathize with the traumatized person you’re playing, right?”
"Make no mistake, empathy is not weak or 'woke.'"

Then Fonda turned heads when she pointed out:

"And by the way, 'woke' just means you give a d**n about other people."

While she didn't address him by name, this was a direct reference to President Donald Trump, as he stated earlier in the month that he planned to take over the Kennedy Center as chairman, stating that "woke" performances were ruining the artistic venue.

You can watch the full speech here:

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Fans of Fonda were touched by her speech, especially her definition of "woke."











With how touched people were by Jane Fonda's speech, it's lovely to hear that Fonda is "not done yet." She even quipped that since she performed one of her most successful roles in her 80s, maybe she'll be "performing her own stunts" in her 90s.

Politically and socially speaking, there's a lot of work to do, and it's clear that Jane Fonda still wants to be a part of it.

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