The Idol (2023) | How Woke Is It?

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65%

The Idol2023

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What We Think

The Idol feels less like a seminar in virtue signaling and more like a dive into fame’s dark, exploitative underbelly. Not peak woke, but hardly a non-woke oasis.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

The Idol leans into sensationalism and edgy themes, often prioritizing shock value and provocative content over grounded character arcs. However, it doesn't overtly force identity politics or representation for its own sake, so it's not maxed out on the 'woke' scale here.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Woke

What is this?

The show frequently portrays Hollywood’s treatment of women, sexuality, and fame with a deeply cynical and sometimes nihilistic lens. Traditional values, family, religion, and stable relationships, are mostly absent or depicted as burdens. It’s not aggressively subversive, but still pretty dismissive.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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What is this?

While the show doesn’t worship at the altar of wokeness, dissenting or more traditional viewpoints are almost non-existent, but not particularly mocked. There isn’t much sincere ideological diversity, mostly just a singular, gritty perspective.

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