'Ten Year Old Tom' focuses on absurd adult antics through the eyes of a kid, without shoehorning identity politics or sacrificing story for representation. Characters are defined by their quirks, not checkboxes. For a modern adult cartoon, it's surprisingly uninterested in chasing current ideological trends, instead sticking with classic surreal humor.

The show pokes fun at dysfunctional adults and modern society, but doesn't spend much time undermining family, masculinity, or tradition. Its irreverence is generic, targeting absurdity rather than waging war on classic values, and leaves most culture war issues untouched.

While largely satirical and irreverent, the show avoids explicitly promoting a single worldview or aggressively mocking traditional perspectives. There's no heavy-handed messaging; it's content to mock everyone evenly , if it takes any aim at all. Diversity of idiocy is its main mantra.