BASEketball (1998) | How Woke Is It?

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BASEketball1998

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What We Think

BASEketball is the antithesis of modern Hollywood wokeness: irreverent, crude, and more interested in gags than ideological sermons. It doesn’t try to impress with representation or politics, sticking with classic ‘90s satire that wouldn’t fly today. A safe pick for the anti-woke crowd.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

BASEketball keeps its focus on crude humor and absurdity, rather than using identity politics as a crutch. Characters are motivated by personal quirks and comedic situations, not checkboxes of diversity. The film is more interested in satire than pushing modern ideological narratives.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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What is this?

The film pokes fun at sports culture and friendship, but traditional values like loyalty and teamwork are left mainly intact. There's little to no attempt to subvert gender roles or rewrite cultural history, it’s too focused on juvenile comedy to bother with lectures.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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What is this?

BASEketball’s targets are spread across all sides, lampooning pop culture, sports, and media greed rather than political or moral values. It offers comedic extremes without settling into any one worldview, and alternative perspectives aren’t villainized or sidelined in favor of a modern agenda.

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