Bad Teacher (2011) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictNot Woke

15%

Bad Teacher2011

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What We Think

Bad Teacher is more interested in crude laughs than identity politics. It’s hardly a paragon of traditional values, but it steers clear of modern woke tropes. If you're allergic to ideology in your comedies, this film is relatively safe viewing.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Not Woke

What is this?

Bad Teacher sticks close to raunchy comedy conventions. The main characters are based on comedic flaws and not identity politics. Casting decisions appear driven by fitting the comedic tone rather than ideology, and there’s no forced emphasis on modern buzzwords or diversity quotas.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Mildly Woke

What is this?

The film pokes fun at marriage and traditional work ethics but doesn’t go out of its way to undermine family, religion, or masculinity in a pointed, ideological way. If anything, it lampoons everyone equally through a cynical, crude lens.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Not Woke

What is this?

Alternative viewpoints aren’t really villainized, nearly every character is selfish, flawed, or ridiculous. The lack of sincere or moral characters is a comedic device, not a push for monocultural ideology. The film doesn’t make much room for any real ideological lecturing.

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