Ted (2012) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictNot Woke

12%

Ted2012

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What We Think

Ted is the total opposite of woke, offensive, crass, unapologetic, and uninterested in virtue signaling. It’s not for the easily offended, but it avoids every hallmark of modern Hollywood wokeness with gusto.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Not Woke

What is this?

Ted puts character and crude comedy front and center, identity politics and forced diversity are simply not on the film’s radar. Casting choices and humor may be offensive to some, but they aren't shoehorned in for the sake of modern ideological quotas.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Not Woke

What is this?

The movie pokes fun at everyone and everything, but it doesn’t take aim at family, masculinity, or traditional values in any ideological way. Old-school humor and portrayals dominate, without attempts to deconstruct classic American norms.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Not Woke

What is this?

While the film’s humor can be pretty irreverent, Ted isn’t pushing any ideologically uniform message. If anything, the willingness to offend across the spectrum signals a lack of modern 'woke' monoculture influence.

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