The First Wives Club (1996) | How Woke Is It?

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The First Wives Club1996

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What We Think

The First Wives Club dabbles in an early form of Hollywood female empowerment, but it's more satirical fun than ideological crusade. By today’s standards, its wokeness is pretty mild.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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While the film focuses on women bonding over cheating husbands and has a clear empowerment angle, its narrative sticks relatively close to character-driven comedy and doesn't overtly sacrifice story for ideology. The 90s-era representation feels mild by today's standards, though identity issues are certainly present.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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Traditional marriage and masculine roles take quite a beating, with male characters mostly shown as insensitive or unfaithful. There’s a tongue-in-cheek undermining of traditional values, but it mostly plays as satire rather than full-blown cultural revisionism.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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Alternative views, mostly representing men or more traditional attitudes, are typically depicted as villainous or laughable. However, there’s enough comedic exaggeration and self-awareness that it doesn’t feel like pure ideological soapboxing.

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