That '80s Show (2002) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictNot Woke

17%

That '80s Show2002

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What We Think

That '80s Show is about as non-woke as it gets these days. It’s a harmless, nostalgia-driven sitcom that’s more interested in laughs than in making any grand ideological statements. If you’re looking for political messaging, you’ll probably be disappointed, and that’s a breath of fresh air.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Not Woke

What is this?

That '80s Show is a typical early-2000s sitcom with narrative choices driven mostly by humor, nostalgia, and relationship hijinks. There's no sense that identity politics or forced representation are influencing casting or character arcs, it's very much in line with standard sitcom fare of the time.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Mildly Woke

What is this?

The show pokes fun at pop culture, but it doesn't really undermine family, religion, or traditional masculinity in any meaningful way. If anything, it clings to the casual irreverence you'd expect from a sitcom referencing old-school values for laughs rather than for ideological revisionism.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Not Woke

What is this?

Alternative worldviews aren't overtly mocked or villainized, and the show doesn't push modern progressive assumptions, hardly surprising for a series made in 2002 riffing on the 1980s. There's a pretty broad, light-hearted tone where conflict is driven by personality and generational quirks, not ideology.

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