Kiss Me First (2018) | How Woke Is It?

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Kiss Me First2018

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What We Think

'Kiss Me First' lands solidly in the soft-woke camp, identity themes and modern values are present but not relentlessly overbearing. The show prioritizes narrative over messaging enough to avoid the very highest 'woke' scores, though it hardly embraces traditional values, either.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

'Kiss Me First' does include some modern identity elements, but for the most part, character development is driven by narrative needs rather than pure representation. While there are diverse characters, their roles feel motivated by the story's tech-noir plot, though certain moments do lean into topical issues in a way that can feel shoehorned.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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The show often depicts traditional relationships and parental figures as dysfunctional or obsolete. Religion and family aren't central, and when present, are usually brushed aside, but there's less overt mockery or revisionism compared to more overtly 'woke' properties.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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While 'Kiss Me First' doesn't push an aggressive ideological monoculture, alternative viewpoints are fairly absent, and the moral assumptions tend to skew toward modern, progressive takes. Traditionalist perspectives are not sincerely explored, but also not flatly villainized either.

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