Woke: From Insight to Insult

It used to mean something to #staywoke. Now "woke" gets hurled as an insult. What gives?

I Once Was Blind But Now I See

The first verse of the cherished hymn, Amazing Grace, ends with this proclamation:

I once was lost, but now I'm found;

‘Twas blind, but now I see

By pulling in the metaphor…