Song of the South (1946) | How Woke Is It?

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Song of the South1946

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What We Think

"Song of the South" is about as non-woke as it gets, traditional storytelling reigns, and it’s free of any forced representation or ideological box-ticking. In fact, it’s so far removed from modern norms that the culture has pretty much locked it away.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

The film centers on traditional storytelling and classic fables without making identity the driving factor. Characters are rooted in archetypes rather than boxes to check, and the narrative isn't bent out of shape to serve modern agendas.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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It actually reinforces traditional values, portraying family, faith, and folklore as cornerstones. The film embraces a bygone American South rather than reimagining or critiquing it by today's standards, for better or worse.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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What is this?

There is really no room for modern ideological discourse; traditional perspectives aren't mocked, and the film lacks the sort of worldview uniformity seen in many contemporary movies. If anything, it sticks only to old paradigms.

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