Make It Pop (2015) | How Woke Is It?

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Make It Pop2015

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What We Think

Make It Pop checks a few diversity boxes and aligns with contemporary cultural trends, but lacks the heavy-handedness or narrative sacrifices of more recent ‘woke’ offerings. It’s more cute bubblegum pop than ideological megaphone, though non-woke viewers will spot the early glimmers of Hollywood trends that would soon go into overdrive.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

Make It Pop emphasizes diversity and identity-based character traits, with clear nods to K-pop culture, but doesn’t entirely jettison traditional storytelling. Diverse casting is present, but the central trio’s personalities, aspirations, and growth still drive the plot. It feels like diversity is sometimes pushed to the front, but it doesn’t completely override narrative coherence.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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The show largely avoids strong commentary on traditional values, religion, or family. Some gentle subversion of typical high school gender dynamics occurs, but nothing feels aggressively revisionist. It plays things safely, making it more a product of pop culture than an ideological sledgehammer.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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While it embraces a glossy, modern outlook on diversity and self-expression, Make It Pop doesn’t entirely villainize dissenting worldviews. However, traditional perspectives, especially more reserved or old-school attitudes, are mostly absent or relegated to the background, creating a mild monotone of post-2010s values.

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