Tom Cotton Accidentally Gives The Washington Monument An Awesome New Name

Posted On June 12, 2020

Then he predicted that cancel culture would come to Washington.

“Are we going to tear the Washington Monument down?” Cotton asked. “Are we going to rename it the Obelisk of Wokeness?”

On Twitter, the answer was a resounding yes:

I watched this so you don’t have to. All you need to know is that “THE OBELISK OF WOKENESS” (formerly Washington Monument) and “THE TEMPLE OF WISDOM” (formerly Washington National Cathedral) sound like the raddest Zelda dungeons and I’m all for it. https://t.co/CXKyu4ekA7

— Erika Ishii (@erikaishii) June 12, 2020

Fact: The Obelisk of Wokeness is the world’s tallest and wokest obelisk. Originally called the Washington Monument it was renamed to celebrate the defeat of Donald Trump & his racist minions in 2020. https://t.co/kgibOPybmB

— Gary Shteyngart (@Shteyngart) June 11, 2020

I’ve kept singing Obelisk of Wokeness in my head as a chorus of a thrashing 80’s metal song and it works.

— Wajahat “Social Distance Yourself” Ali (@WajahatAli) June 12, 2020

If you’re trying to make a point you need to come up with a fake name that wouldn’t be super cool. I would pay to see the Obelisk of Wokeness FOR SURE. https://t.co/MMqt8NlSzr

— Travis McElroy, The Internet’s Best Friend (@travismcelroy) June 12, 2020

I love it when fascists become such a parody of a parody they accidentally veer into something totally metal like “Obelisk of Wokeness”

— Alex Duzik (@aduzik) June 12, 2020

Source: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tom-cotton-washington-monument_n_5ee3170ac5b67fa8b892423d