Yellowstone
tv·TV-MA·Jun 20, 2018·
Yellowstone scores a low 2/10 on wokeness—pure Western drama prioritizing family loyalty, rugged individualism, and authentic storytelling over politics, DEI lectures, or forced agendas.
Yellowstone is a traditional Western drama chronicling the Dutton family's fierce defense of their vast Montana ranch against developers, tribal land claims, and external threats, emphasizing themes of family loyalty, rugged individualism, frontier justice, and rancher stewardship.
Across Seasons 1-5, the series maintains an apolitical focus on gripping entertainment with organic inclusions of Native American subplots and diverse supporting characters that feel authentic to the rural setting, resisting heavy-handed DEI mandates, identity politics, race/gender swaps, or overt social justice lectures—highlighted by casting controversies over Kelsey Asbille's role as Monica Dutton. Its consistently low content ratings (2-3/10) reflect minimal progressive intrusions, enabling uncompromised storytelling that drives massive popularity, with creator Taylor Sheridan's nuanced approach prioritizing narrative over activism.
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We've run a full content analysis on Yellowstone and scored it 2/10 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 Yellowstone'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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