The OA (2016) | How Woke Is It?

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The OA2016

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What We Think

'The OA' is on the woker side of things, with plenty of identity emphasis and non-traditional themes. It mostly avoids the worst narrative sins but can't quite resist a helping of modern ideological uniformity.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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While 'The OA' centers its story around identity, trauma, and outsider experience, it generally weaves these themes organically. However, representation sometimes teeters into being a little too on-the-nose, and some characters fall into trope territory, though not to the extreme of breaking narrative logic for ideology.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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The show pushes boundaries on spirituality, family, and gender in ways that could easily be read as modern or even subversive. Traditional masculinity and family are not ridiculed, but they're frequently sidelined in favor of more unconventional dynamics and beliefs.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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There’s a definite preference for modern perspectives, with limited sincere exploration of traditional worldviews. While not outright hostile, it barely gives the 'old-fashioned' viewpoints a fair shake, and most characters toe the same modern line.

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