The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) | How Woke Is It?

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The Six Million Dollar Man1974

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What We Think

The Six Million Dollar Man is a near-pristine specimen of non-woke television. If anything, its biggest offense today is reminding viewers what storytelling looked like before every hero needed to carry an ideological message or diversity got more attention than plot. Cringe-resistant and comfortingly unironic.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

The Six Million Dollar Man places story and character front-and-center, focusing on adventure, heroism, and the journey of Steve Austin. Identity factors aren’t artificially spotlighted, and characters are developed on merit and personality, not boxes checked for modern diversity metrics. Any casting choices feel organic to the story and era.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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Traditional masculinity is celebrated rather than subverted. Family, duty, and moral responsibility are core themes, and there’s no effort to undermine these foundations. There's no sign of cultural revisionism or rewriting past traditions through a modern lens. The show is firmly rooted in its time, unapologetically so.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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Alternative worldviews are present, usually as part of moral or ethical dilemmas, without being outright mocked or villainized. There’s no heavy-handed ideological messaging. The characters reflect a range of perspectives befitting '70s TV without enforcing ideological conformity.

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