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tv·TV-14·Jul 12, 2019·
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TV-14
July 12, 2019
Wokeometer Rating
9Woke
Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke
TL;DR Verdict
Given pushes same-sex romance and queer trauma as the core driver of its band story, deliberately framing the narrative around progressive messaging on attraction. This earns it a 9/10 woke score and makes it best avoided.
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Detailed Analysis
The TV show "Given" centers its narrative on the male-male romance between high school students Ritsuka Uenoyama and Mafuyu Satō, using Mafuyu's grief over his deceased prior boyfriend as the emotional core that drives lyric-writing, band performances, and personal confessions.
Season 1 repeatedly advances this same-sex attraction through key plot points like realizations, kisses, and mutual interest declarations, while incorporating additional intra-band queer dynamics such as unrequited feelings between other members. These elements subordinate the music and band aspects to explorations of queer coming-out themes and trauma, positioning progressive messaging on same-sex relationships as foundational rather than incidental. The overall woke score stands at 9/10 due to this deliberate framing that turns the story into a vehicle for ideological content on same-sex attraction.
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Identity Politics & Racial Essentialism
Gender Ideology & LGBTQ+ Themes
DEI Casting & Representation Mandates
Preachiness & Message-First Agenda
Corporate & Creator Activism
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