Superstore
tv·TV-14·Nov 30, 2015·
Superstore scores 6/10 on wokeness, evolving from light diversity and comedy to more central progressive messaging on labor rights, immigration, race, and capitalism—balancing activism with humor without fully sacrificing entertainment.
Superstore is a workplace sitcom centered on the chaotic antics of a diverse ensemble of employees at a big-box retail store like Cloud 9, blending pranks, corporate absurdities, budding romances (e.g., Amy and Jonah), and personal milestones with incidental social commentary in early seasons.
Aggregate themes across reviewed seasons highlight progressive elements such as labor exploitation (strikes, unions, maternity leave), immigration struggles (Mateo's undocumented status and ICE arc), racial/systemic inequities (haircare products, BLM contexts), and critiques of capitalism, guns, #MeToo, and COVID-era worker hardships, which evolve from organic subplots to more central, activism-driven narratives that increasingly prioritize messaging over pure comedy. This trajectory—from light, authentic diversity in Season 1 to escalating ideological intrusions and audience backlash in later seasons—yields an overall woke score of 6/10, reflecting a moderate shift toward social justice lectures that compromises the show's universal entertainment without fully abandoning its humorous core.
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We've run a full content analysis on Superstore and scored it 6/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.
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 Superstore's overall score.
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We evaluate media across multiple ideological categories on a 0–10 scale. Scores of 0–3 mean story-first, 4–6 have moderate elements, and 7–10 flag heavily agenda-driven content. Learn more about our methodology →
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