The Neighbors (2012) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictMildly Woke

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The Neighbors2012

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What We Think

The Neighbors is more concerned with oddball comedy than with pushing a heavy-handed ideological agenda. While not completely free of small progressive touches, it doesn't fit the mold of today's hyper-woke content.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

The Neighbors mostly keeps identity politics out of its storyline, focusing on classic sitcom tropes and situational humor. Identity traits aren't pushed at the expense of character development or the narrative, and casting feels typical for its era. There's little evidence of forced representation or overpowered characters dominating for ideological reasons.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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While the show does play with traditional family and suburban tropes, it doesn't go out of its way to mock or undermine foundational values. Any commentary on family or gender is light and played for laughs rather than ideological, with no overt subversion of masculinity or tradition.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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Alternative perspectives are not villainized; the focus remains on fish-out-of-water humor and cultural misunderstandings between aliens and humans. There's no heavy-handed attempt to promote a uniform progressive worldview, and debate between viewpoints exists in a comedic format.

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