Growing Pains (1985) | How Woke Is It?

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Growing Pains1985

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What We Think

Growing Pains is a classic example of non-woke television. Its focus is firmly on family and personal growth, with little in the way of modern ideological overlays or cultural revisionism. Safe viewing for anyone weary of today's Hollywood trends.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

Growing Pains primarily focuses on wholesome, family-centric storylines, and character traits tend to be developed based on personality and narrative needs, not modern identity checkboxes. There's little sign of forced representation or characters imbued with flawless perfection for ideological reasons.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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Family, traditional roles, and morality are all treated as positive values. Masculinity is depicted with affection rather than mockery, and religion and cultural norms remain unchallenged by today’s standards.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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While it leans traditional, dissenting and alternative views are handled with kindness, not caricature. Multigenerational perspectives appear, and the occasional light disagreement is explored, rather than everything aligning to one worldview.

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