Howard Stern hits back at critics calling him ‘woke,’ says he takes it as a compliment

‘I am woke, motherf—–, and I love it,’ he said

Radio host Howard Stern hit back at critics who called him “woke” during his show on Monday and said he took it as a “compliment” because he’s “not for stupidity.”

Stern mentioned a clip of a fan on YouTube who said he was a big fan of the “Howard Stern Show,” but said he wasn’t good anymore because he is “woke.”

“By the way, I kind of take that as a compliment, that I’m woke. I’ll tell you how I feel about it. To me the opposite of woke, is being asleep. And if woke means I can’t get behind Trump, which is what I think it means, or that I support people who want to be transgender or I’m for the vaccine, dude, call me woke as you f—— want,” Stern said.

Stern celebrated getting his latest COVID-19 vaccine at CVS on Friday.

Radio host Howard Stern said he took being labeled “woke” to be a compliment. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

“I’m not for stupidity, you know. I ran out, Friday morning. I was over at CVS. Thank you, CVS. I went over there 9 a.m. and got myself that new vaccine for Covid. Fu—– science. This fu—- country is so great,” Stern celebrated.

He said he had to pay for the vaccine but noted he wanted it, adding, “God Bless the United States.”

“I am woke, motherf—–, and I love it. I want to be awake. I want to read legitimate news sources. Here’s how woke I am: I believe the election was not rigged,” Stern said of the 2020 presidential election. “I am woke. I think that’s a compliment.”

Stern said in early September that his fear of a new COVID strain caused some fights with his wife.

Stern touted getting the latest COVID vaccine booster.  (Photo by Jared Siskin/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images))

“I’m going crazy with this. My wife yelled at me last night. We got into a fight,” he said, noting his fear of catching the virus.

He added, “You know how paranoid I am about getting COVID. I haven’t gotten it, and I’m pretty safe, and I really don’t want to get it.”

He also explained how the argument with his wife went over his COVID concerns.

EAST HAMPTON, NEW YORK – JULY 13: Howard Stern and Beth Stern attends Sony Pictures Classics & The Cinema Society Host A Hamptons Screening Of “David Crosby: Remember My Name” at United Artists East Hampton Cinema on July 13, 2019 in East Hampton, New York. (Photo by Jared Siskin/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)

“She goes, ‘That’s what you do. Every time I say I’m going to do something, you bring up COVID,'” he said, explaining the argument.

He said he responded, “I’m just telling you, I’m scared,” and asked, “Am I wrong?”

Fox News’ Gabriel Hayes contributed to this report.