By Any Means (2013) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictNot Woke

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By Any Means2013

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What We Think

“By Any Means” is largely non-woke by today’s standards. It stays within the conventions of crime procedurals, prioritizing story and action over identity or modern ideological signaling. This one won’t set off your woke radar.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Not Woke

What is this?

“By Any Means” primarily focuses on crime-fighting and features standard police procedural storytelling. Identity factors aren’t foregrounded over character skill or role, and casting seems merit-based for its genre era. There’s little focus on ideological messaging over plot.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Mildly Woke

What is this?

The show maintains traditional depictions of law, order, and social hierarchy, with little emphasis on undermining family, religion, or masculinity. Any subversions are typical of the gritty crime drama style rather than overt ideological statements.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Mildly Woke

What is this?

While the team sometimes bends legal boundaries, traditional perspectives on justice, law enforcement, and morality aren’t mocked or villainized. The ideological environment is typical for early 2010s TV and doesn't enforce a rigid monoculture.

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