Yellowstone (2018) | How Woke Is It?

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12%

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What We Think

Yellowstone is about as non-woke as it gets in today's TV landscape. It celebrates tradition, avoids forced representation, and isn't afraid to portray gritty, flawed characters, without using them to teach viewers modern ideological lessons. Refreshingly rebellious!

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

Yellowstone keeps its focus on storytelling and character development, rarely allowing ideological messaging to overshadow these elements. Characters are fleshed out with strengths and flaws, and casting choices fit the setting, modern ranching in Montana, without obvious box-checking for diversity's sake.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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The show highlights themes of family, legacy, tradition, and rugged masculinity. If anything, it can come across as a love letter to American cultural foundations, with little to no overt subversion or ridicule of traditional values.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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What is this?

While some political issues are referenced, the series provides a range of perspectives, especially through family and generational conflict. It rarely demonizes traditional views and allows space for alternative perspectives through its complex characters.

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