The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? (2020) | How Woke Is It?

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The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me?2020

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What We Think

With a near-total absence of modern ideological lecturing, 'The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me?' is refreshingly non-woke, a classic isekai power fantasy more concerned with magic than social messaging.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

The show sticks to the standard isekai formula, focusing on individual merit, magic, and traditional adventure. Characters are defined primarily by skills and personality rather than identity markers. Little to no forced representation is apparent, most roles fit the fantasy setting and archetypes.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Not Woke

What is this?

Family, social hierarchy, and even masculine virtues like responsibility and ambition are integral to the plot. There is no subversive reworking of traditions; the show leans heavily on medieval structures and values.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Not Woke

What is this?

Alternative viewpoints exist within the story’s noble society, including class conflict and ambition, with no overt mocking or one-note villains based solely on 'unwoke' traits. Pluralism within the fantasy hierarchy feels intentional, not forced.

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