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Whitney Cummings Slams 'Wokeness' and Left's Hypocrisy

1/11/2026

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Whitney Cummings, the comedian, used a Jan. 10 appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience to criticize what she calls wokeness in America.
She says she once identified as liberal but now views the left as the "party of censorship," citing contradictions about gender, personal choice, climate change, and that comedy has become less of a safe space.
Cummings says she grew up around hypocrites and can recognize hypocrisy.

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Whitney Cummings, the comedian, used a Jan. 10 appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience to criticize what she calls wokeness in America.
She says she once identified as liberal but now views the left as the "party of censorship," citing contradictions about gender, personal choice, climate change, and that comedy has become less of a safe space.
Cummings says she grew up around hypocrites and can recognize hypocrisy.