Too Hot to Handle (2020) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictNot Woke

15%

Too Hot to Handle2020

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What We Think

While not exactly a shining beacon of wisdom, "Too Hot to Handle" is more vacuous than woke. It’s focused on tabloid-style entertainment, not ideological messaging. One could almost call it refreshingly non-woke in today’s climate.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Not Woke

What is this?

"Too Hot to Handle" is unapologetically shallow, but its lack of deep character arcs has nothing to do with wokeness, it's all about superficial drama. The casting seems geared toward conventionally attractive, heteronormative young singles with minimal emphasis on identity politics, merit, or forced representation.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Mildly Woke

What is this?

The show generally upholds traditional gender roles, if anything, it leans into classic party culture. Family, religion, or deeper values are barely referenced, but they aren't mocked either. Subversion is limited to celebrating hookup culture, not progressive ideology.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Mildly Woke

What is this?

There is little ideological grandstanding. The worldview is basically that of a raucous beach party, promoting self-improvement through abstaining from sex. No one is villainized for non-woke views, because there are barely any views expressed at all.

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