https://www.profolus.com/topics/the-emergence-of-the-woke-right-origin-definitions-rebuttal/ "The exact time when “woke right” was first used is uncertain. There have been blogs and social media posts using and even defining the phrase in 2023 or even earlier. For example, in his blog article that was first published in 2023, theoretical chemist and Christian apologist Neil Shenvi noted that one of its publicized use was in a 2022 interview of Republican U.S. representative Dan Crenshaw who criticized the “woke right” for portraying themselves as victims.

Shenvi added that the phrase first gained ground in Christian evangelical circles around November 2022 after American theologian Kevin DeYoung reviewed the book “The Case For Christian Nationalism” by Christian political theorist Stephen Wolfe in his article entitled “The Rise of Right-Wing Wokeism.” Russian-British satirist and author Konstantin Kissin published his blog article in February 2024 in which he noted that the dissident right is going woke.

Numerous definitions of the phrase have emerged from the brewing discourse. Shenvi explained that right-wing wokeness is the mirror image of left-wing wokeness. He further defined “woke right” as something that surfaced from the perceived societal divide between straight White men and their enemies via hegemonic norms. These right-winged individuals do not call themselves “woke” but their qualms and rhetorical tactics are borrowed from progressives.

American author and right-wing conspiracy theorist James Lindsay also has the same definition. He called “woke right” as “a victimhood-based identity politics” whose “victim groups are white, Christians, men, and straight people.” He added that the “woke right” claim to endure perceived anti-white racism and believe that there is a conspiracy against White people. These individuals resort to collective power in the same manner as their left-leaning counterparts."