The Riches (2007) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictMildly Woke

35%

The Riches2007

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What We Think

The Riches mostly steers clear of overt wokeness by focusing on character-driven drama rather than ideological preaching. It’s less concerned with virtue signaling and more with telling a quirky, sometimes dark, family con-artist tale.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Mildly Woke

What is this?

The Riches largely prioritizes character depth and unique storytelling over box-ticking for diversity or ideology. Casting centers on fit for the nomadic, con-artist family story, with identity traits mostly backgrounded. It doesn’t shoehorn in modern identity politics or elevate characters solely for diversity points.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Mildly Woke

What is this?

While the show doesn’t glorify traditional family models, it doesn’t aggressively undermine them either. The unconventional family’s struggles and moral choices are explored without moralizing lectures about religion, masculinity, or tradition. No overt cultural revisionism, just a look at outsiders navigating mainstream America.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Woke

What is this?

The series dabbles in social outsider themes but doesn’t paint all alternatives as villains or mock conservative values outright. There’s some critique of the American Dream and class, but it’s more societal than ideological. The show allows for mixed viewpoints, if not always deeply explored.

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