Kindred: The Embraced (1996) | How Woke Is It?

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Kindred: The Embraced1996

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What We Think

Kindred: The Embraced is a time capsule from the pre-woke era, focused on story, character, and dark ambience instead of checking ideological boxes. For viewers tired of modern TV's relentless sermonizing, this one is nearly non-woke, and a breath of fresh (or undead) air.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

Kindred: The Embraced focuses on supernatural intrigue and politics without shoehorning identity-driven narratives or prioritizing race, gender, or sexuality over story. Character arcs and motives are primarily driven by their roles in the vampire society, not modern ideological checkboxes. It feels refreshingly unconcerned with meeting diversity quotas, allowing the narrative to unfold organically. There’s just a dash of 90s cheese, but nothing close to the narrative distractions seen in modern 'woke' TV.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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Traditional values, masculinity, and the concept of family (even vampiric family) are central to the series’ conflicts and alliances. While the show explores themes of loyalty, hierarchy, and power, it doesn’t seek to undermine or ridicule these foundations. There’s no overt attempt to revise history, gender roles, or religious traditions for modern ideological alignment. The cultural mores are drawn more from gothic and noir sensibilities than progressive dogma.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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Kindred: The Embraced doesn't sideline or ridicule traditional perspectives. If anything, its cast of characters span various backgrounds and philosophies within a gothic horror context, emphasizing personal ambition and clan loyalty over any single, preachy worldview. No ideological monoculture here, just the usual vampire infighting and shadowy deals. Modern progressive dogma is blissfully absent, and traditional roles are not villainized or caricatured.

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