While "White Noise" leans heavily into satire, its focus is primarily on existential dread and consumer culture rather than overt identity politics. Character diversity is present but not treated with the typical "checklist" approach. The story sometimes meanders, but it doesn’t feel driven by woke ideology at the cost of plot or characterization.

The film lampoons suburban family dynamics and academic culture, but rather than outright attacking tradition, it pokes fun at cultural anxieties. There are moments where masculinity and family are portrayed as hapless, but the film’s broader absurdism softens any direct ideological edge.

Alternative viewpoints aren’t villainized outright; most are treated with bemused irony. While academia is gently mocked, there isn’t a heavy-handed ideological monoculture. The film prefers to revel in confusion rather than lecture the audience on modern social issues.