Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022) | How Woke Is It?

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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners2022

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What We Think

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners largely avoids modern 'woke' pitfalls, building an immersive world that prioritizes gritty narrative over lecturing. Any diverse representation feels authentic within the anarchic cyberpunk setting, not tacked on.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners puts story and character over box-checking. Its diverse cast feels organic to the chaotic, multicultural future of Night City, not a forced statement. Characters have distinct motives, flaws, and arcs, without obvious narrative compromise for current identity politics.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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The series leans into dystopian themes, critiquing mega-corporate power and the breakdown of family, but this is faithful to its genre roots, not an overt attack on traditional values. Masculinity, femininity, and relationships are depicted with nuance and grit, not played solely for agenda-setting.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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There’s no heavy-handed villainization of traditional views. Instead, Edgerunners focuses on individual struggle and systemic oppression. Characters have varied backgrounds, goals, and moral codes, so there’s little sense that only one worldview dominates.

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