There's Something About Mary (1998) | How Woke Is It?

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10%

There's Something About Mary1998

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What We Think

There's Something About Mary is a product of its time, prioritizing comedy over any identity-driven agenda. While hardly immune from questionable humor, it sidesteps the overtly woke ethos that dominates much of modern film. A non-woke slapstick staple.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

There's Something About Mary barely references modern identity politics or sacrifices story for ideology. The film’s characters are defined by quirks, flaws, and their comedic roles, not boxes to tick for diversity. Any diversity is played for laughs, not depicted as a moral imperative.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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What is this?

This late-90s comedy pokes fun at men, women, and relationships, but does so from a stereotypical, sometimes crude, but largely traditional viewpoint. Masculinity, romance, and family aren't undermined, just lampooned for comedic effect, not to push ideology.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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What is this?

The film is too busy being offbeat and irreverent to peddle any monoculture. Different viewpoints show up, often in exaggerated and ridiculous fashion, but there’s no singular, persistent moral message or agenda.

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