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🎙️ Woke-ish Wednesday | Sassy Politics with Christi Chanelle

 Release Date: 04/16/25

Ever felt the backlash for simply telling the truth?

When my TikTok about the SAVE Act unexpectedly hit 500,000 views, the comment section exploded—half love, half hate, and all of it intense. But here's the thing: the truth doesn’t shake people because it’s wrong. It shakes them because it threatens comfort, power, and control.

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💋 Coming This Friday (04/18/25): Female Friday Teaser

What if every wrong turn was actually the path?
 From heartbreak to family silence, I’m sharing the messy, powerful story of becoming the woman I needed—because sometimes, the glow-up is internal.

This one’s raw, personal, and real. Set your reminder.

⚡️ Next Week (04/22/25): Mindf*ck Monday Teaser

The headlines haven’t even dropped yet, but if this week is anything like the last… whew.

Expect political chaos, courtroom curveballs, and probably at least one “wait, they did what?” moment.
I’ll be here to break it all down—no fluff, no fear, and always with a side of sass.

New episode drops Monday. Trigger warning: it's the news.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
Welcome to Woke-ish Wednesday, because the world
doesn't stop spinning justbecause the news cycle moves on.
Ever feel like you're waking upfrom a fever dream and
realizing it wasn't a dream, itwas just America.
Yeah, same Today.
On Woke-ish Wednesday, we'reslowing down, checking in and

(00:24):
zooming out, because while theheadlines are loud, the real
shifts, the internal ones,they're quiet until they're not.
I want to talk about whathappens when you go viral for
telling the truth and suddenlythe trolls, the bots and the
scared patriarchy show up inyour comments.

(00:45):
Let's get into it.
I'm Christy Chanel and this isSassy Politics when the
algorithm finds you.
When the algorithm finds you.

(01:09):
Last Thursday, I posted aTikTok about the SAVE Act,
explaining who it targets, whyit's dangerous and how it's
wrapped in faux patriotism.
As of today, over 500,000 views, over 700 new followers and a
mix of rage, relief and racistnonsense flooding the comments.
And here's what that taught methe minute you disrupt, the

(01:32):
minute you disrupt the narrative, they come running.
It's not that they don't knowwhat you're saying is true, it's
that they're terrified of whathappens when more people believe
you.
But I'm not backing down, andneither should you.
Self-censorship is stillcensorship.

(01:52):
For years I played nice Isoftened my edges.
I didn't want to upset family,co-workers or clients.
But playing nice doesn't changelaws.
Playing nice doesn't protecttrans kids.
Playing nice doesn't protecttrans kids.
It doesn't defend bodilyautonomy, it just makes the
powerful more comfortable.
So this is your reminder.

(02:14):
If you've been silencingyourself to make others feel
safe in their ignorance, you'renot alone.
But your voice matters.
Use it loudly, unapologetically, and often.
The awakening isn't alwaysbeautiful Real talk.

(02:34):
Growth is messy.
It's painful.
Sometimes it means losingpeople who loved your silence
more than your voice.
I lost followers when Irebranded.
I've lost relationships becauseI chose to stand in truth
instead of inoffensiveneutrality.
I even had to block familymembers from my platform, not

(02:56):
out of anger but out ofnecessity, and I'd be lying if I
said that didn't hurt.
It did.
Today it brought me to tearsBecause choosing yourself
doesn't always feel likeempowerment.
In the moment it can feel likegrief, but deep down I know this

(03:18):
message.
It's not for them, it's for thewomen like me.
It's for the daughters watching.
It's for the people findingtheir voice through mine.
And every single day that Ichoose to keep showing up, I get
stronger, even when it breaksmy heart a little bit that,
knowing inside me the one thatsays this is your calling.

(03:41):
It's louder than fear.
Now, and I know this.
I will meet others on thisjourney at a rally, on a live
stream in the comments sectionsomeday soon.
We'll link arms and theadvocacy will multiply.
This is my learning, mystumbling, my healing, and if I

(04:03):
can face the pain of walkingaway from family, I can damn
sure face MAGA.
If you're on that path rightnow, keep going.
The people meant for you.
They'll find you when you starttelling the truth.
What woke-ish really means.
It doesn't mean you have it allfigured out, really means.
It doesn't mean you have it allfigured out.

(04:24):
It means you're payingattention, it means you give a
damn, and that's more than mostof these politicians can say.
Woke-ish is the journey, thequestions, the accountability,
the courage to get it wrong andkeep going.
Anyway, you don't have to beperfect, you just have to care.

(04:46):
If this episode hit home, Iwant you to do three things One,
share it with someone who needsto hear it.
Two, speak up this week, evenif your voice shakes.
And three, remember that therevolution starts with the

(05:06):
decision to show up fully.
This is Woke-ish Wednesday.
I'm Christy Chanel and you,you're not alone.
Love you, miss you.
Bye, thank you.