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Them
tv·TV-MA·Apr 9, 2021·
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Them
tv
TV-MA
April 9, 2021
Wokeometer Rating
8Woke
Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke
TL;DR Verdict
Them earns its 8/10 woke score by forcing systemic racism, generational trauma, and institutional oppression into every horror element as the central terror. Skip it if you want scares instead of lectures on political messaging.
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Detailed Analysis
"Them" is a horror series that follows Black protagonists confronting supernatural evil explicitly intertwined with systemic racism, generational trauma, and institutional oppression across different eras of American history.
Season 1 centers a Black family's relocation to a hostile 1953 Compton neighborhood, where redlining, slurs, assaults, and housing covenants merge with otherworldly threats to drive the plot and character arcs. Season 2 extends this approach into a 1991 LAPD investigation led by a Black detective, deriving scares from police brutality, segregation by design, and Black trauma alongside the central malevolent force. The show's content profile earns its official 8/10 woke score through its consistent focus on amplifying marginalized voices and framing racism as the foundational terror in every narrative turn.
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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Is Them Woke?
We've run a full content analysis on Them and scored it 8/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.
Frequently Asked Questions
What kind of woke content is in Them?
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 Them's overall score.
Is Them family-friendly?
Wokeometer focuses on ideological content rather than traditional ratings (violence, language, etc.). Them is rated TV-MA. For a full picture, combine our woke analysis with the age rating to decide if it's right for your family.
How does Wokeometer score tv shows?
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 →
