Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp (2015) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictNot Woke

15%

Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp2015

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What We Think

'Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp' is refreshingly unserious and avoids heavy-handed woke messaging. It's an equal-opportunity satirical free-for-all more interested in goofball nostalgia than rewriting culture.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Not Woke

What is this?

The show is an absurdist comedy that's far more interested in parodying '80s camp movies than lecturing about modern identity politics. While there are a few token diverse characters, they're typically played as part of larger jokes rather than plucked out for ideology, so the narrative doesn't seem sacrificed.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Not Woke

What is this?

Traditional gender roles and family are poked fun at, but the satire here is clearly meant to mock everyone and everything equally. Any subversion feels like a nod to ridiculous movie tropes, not an attack on cultural foundations.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Mildly Woke

What is this?

Some viewers might detect a bit of Hollywood-style attitudes, but no sincere ideological drum-beating is apparent. The show mainly satirizes rather than preaches, and villains aren't just conservative stereotypes.

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