Norbit (2007) | How Woke Is It?

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Norbit2007

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What We Think

Norbit is pretty much the polar opposite of 'woke.' Its crude humor and outdated stereotypes reflect a time when Hollywood wasn't worried about ticking diversity boxes, or about causing offense. Don't expect any social justice preaching here.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

Norbit relies on slapstick humor, caricatures, and broad stereotypes rather than any modern identity-driven narrative agenda. Characters are cast for comedy, not out of a desire for forced representation or virtue signaling.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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What is this?

The film is hardly a bastion of woke ideology: it plays traditional stereotypes for laughs, doesn't challenge gender roles in a progressive direction, and treats religion and family in a very old-school style.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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What is this?

Norbit does not promote any modern ideological monoculture. In fact, if anything, it's from an era before Hollywood's aggressive push for ideological uniformity; its jokes today would probably land it in trouble with many 'woke' critics.

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