Examples include a surrogacy storyline where Meg carries a child for gay couple Bruce and Jeffrey, exploring attachment in diverse family structures, and light nods to inclusivity like casting an overweight actor in a lead role or Peter's fantasy turning gay amid police corruption gags. Sexuality and gender appear in absurd contexts like OnlyFans parody or objectification scandals, but these feel organic to the cutaway-heavy format rather than focal activist points.

Political bits poke fun at both sides, such as Brian harassing AOC leading to cancellation or erasing Christianity, with reviews highlighting anti-woke sentiments like Brian's line decrying gender irrelevance. Casting features Arif Zahir as Cleveland, a DEI-prompted change from seasons prior now seamlessly integrated without prominence. No race/gender swaps, forced diversity clashing with lore, lectures on systemic issues, or creator-stated progressive intent for this season; audience and critic complaints center on flanderized characters, repetition, and quality decline, not wokeness, with some praising a return to edgier humor in a post-woke landscape.