Bad Santa 2 (2016) | How Woke Is It?

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Bad Santa 22016

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What We Think

Bad Santa 2 is much too crude and nihilistic to bother with woke ideology. It mocks everything and preaches nothing, making it refreshingly non-woke by current Hollywood standards.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Not Woke

What is this?

Bad Santa 2 appears focused on crude humor and dysfunctional characters, rather than pushing identity politics. Character traits are more about personal flaws and cynicism than diversity checkboxes. There's little evidence that casting or character design was shaped by modern ideological trends.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Not Woke

What is this?

The film certainly lampoons religion and family, but does so from a place of shock comedy rather than a woke agenda. Traditional masculinity is portrayed with dark humor, but the film isn't out to elevate new norms or undermine Western traditions, just to offend everyone equally.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Not Woke

What is this?

If anything, Bad Santa 2 mocks all sides and walks of life, rather than pushing a single worldview or villainizing dissent. Alternative viewpoints aren’t idealized, but neither are 'woke' values promoted or made default.

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