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Class of '09
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Class of '09
game
June 10, 2021
Wokeometer Rating
2Based
Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke
TL;DR Verdict
Class of '09 earns its low 2/10 woke score through equal-opportunity mockery of toxic high-school chaos with zero identity-politics framing or activist messaging. The result is neutral, story-driven entertainment that mocks everyone without pushing agendas.
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Detailed Analysis
Class of '09 is a dark comedy visual novel framed explicitly as an 'anti-visual novel' and 'rejection sim' in which the player controls sociopathic protagonist Nicole, who manipulates and humiliates male suitors (Crispin, Jeffery, Kylar) while bonding with friend Jecka amid absurdly toxic high-school scenarios.
The premise centers on 2000s-era social chaos, suicide, sexual harassment by adults, bullying, and white-nationalist teacher plots treated as punchlines or cautionary absurdities rather than activist messaging. Ari appears as a lesbian side character in The Re-Up with one rejection route, but this remains incidental to the core rejection-and-chaos gameplay and does not drive endings or themes.
Developer SBN3 describes the work as realistic, equal-opportunity mockery of stereotypes and personalities drawn from real 2000s encounters, with no stated DEI intent, consultancy involvement, or identity-politics framing. The attached screenshots reinforce the tone: cafeteria banter and a phone choice offering 'STAY HOME AND KILL YOURSELF' exemplify the unfiltered edgy humor that mocks everyone, including edgelords.
Key Factors
- Fixed female protagonist with no pronoun/body-type customization or gender-agnostic romance systems
- Incidental lesbian side character (Ari) and minor ho-yay subtext that do not form the premise or emotional core
- Equal-opportunity satire of 2000s high-school tropes, abusive adults, and extremism with no systemic-oppression lectures or creator activist statements
- Steam reviews and developer interviews emphasize dark comedy and social accuracy over representation mandates or political messaging
Methodology: Each score synthesizes audience discourse, critic and aggregator reception, and press coverage — weighed against the work itself, not any single source.
Detailed BreakdownPro
Identity Politics & Racial Essentialism
Gender Ideology & LGBTQ+ Themes
DEI Casting & Representation Mandates
Preachiness & Message-First Agenda
Corporate & Creator Activism
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We've run a full content analysis on Class of '09 and scored it 2/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.
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What kind of woke content is in Class of '09?
Our analysis checks for themes like identity politics, race-swapping, gender ideology, environmental activism, anti-religious messaging, and other progressive agenda elements. The score breakdown above shows which specific categories were flagged and how heavily they factor into Class of '09's overall score.
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