Prison School (2015) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictNot Woke

10%

Prison School2015

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What We Think

‘Prison School’ is unapologetically crude and far from woke. Its priorities are lowbrow comedy and schoolyard hijinks, not ticking modern ideological boxes. A breath of non-woke air, outrageous, but non-political.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Not Woke

What is this?

‘Prison School’ is much more concerned with absurdity, slapstick, and risqué humor than pushing any sort of modern ideological message. Characters are defined primarily by over-the-top personalities, not identity checkboxes. Forced representation or any sort of empowerment narrative is basically absent.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Not Woke

What is this?

Traditional gender dynamics, if you can call anything in this show ‘traditional’, are exaggerated to the point of satire. Masculinity is mocked in a slapstick, juvenile way, but it doesn’t feel like a message piece. Family, religion, or sweeping cultural critiques are nowhere to be found.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Not Woke

What is this?

There’s no real attempt at ideological messaging here. The show is gleefully politically incorrect and seems to enjoy poking fun at everything, rather than advocating any worldview. Dissenting perspectives aren’t villainized, they’re just not part of the conversation.

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