Eastbound & Down (2009) | How Woke Is It?

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12%

Eastbound & Down2009

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What We Think

Eastbound & Down is a far cry from modern 'woke' television. Its crass humor targets everyone, focusing squarely on character flaws rather than pushing ideology. It's more offensive than progressive.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

Eastbound & Down is all about letting its protagonist's flaws shine, with character development built on personality and bad choices, not boxes checked for identity. There's no sense of forced representation, this is a show that focuses on storytelling and dark humor over ideology.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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The show lampoons almost everything, especially masculinity, but it doesn't come across as an attack on traditional values, rather, it's a comedic exploration of their excess. Religion, family, and small-town life are mocked, but in an irreverent, not ideological, way.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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Alternative perspectives aren't villainized, if anything, nobody is spared from ridicule. Diverse opinions and behaviors exist, and the show doesn't preach a modern moral monoculture. The worldview here is dysfunctional, but it's not ideologically uniform.

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