Judgment

13 Reasons Why

2017 · tv · Judged 2026-01-24

Moderate Wokeness · 55

The raw score runs 0 to 100. Low is under 30. Moderate is 30 to 60. High is above 60.

This is a model judgment of how the work is talked about in public. It is not a measurement of the work itself.

Model summary

Breakdown: 4 High · 3 Moderate · 3 Low

Quoted phrases in these summaries were written by the model. They are not a saved archive of posts.

Forced diversity

Moderate

Users note contrived diverse casting in a suburban high school, calling it 'forced DEI hires' and 'quota characters unrelated to plot'.

Social justice messaging

High

Heavy criticism for preachy arcs on police brutality, rape culture, and protests mirroring BLM/#MeToo, with posts like 'SJW sermon every episode' and 'social justice over story'.

Gender role reversals

Moderate

Moderate mentions of strong females like Jessica leading while males like Clay are 'emotional wrecks', phrased as 'emasculated boys, girlboss vibes'.

Anti-white viewpoints

Moderate

Some sentiment on white privilege storylines and white characters as oppressors, e.g., 'white guilt propaganda' and 'blaming whites for teen drama'.

Focus on homosexuality

High

Prominent gay arcs like Tony and Montgomery get outsized focus, with users saying 'gay agenda central' and 'LGBTQ+ every subplot'.

Marxist sympathies

Low

Little discussion; rare mentions of class but not revolutionary, mostly 'no real Marxism, just teen angst'.

Anti-capitalism

Low

Minimal; no strong anti-corp themes, users note 'not about capitalism at all'.

Victimhood narratives

High

Core complaint is endless trauma porn and therapy sessions defining everyone, e.g., 'victim Olympics' and 'everyone's oppressed backstory'.

Historical revisionism

Low

Absent as it's contemporary; users say 'no history to revise'.

Anti-traditional

High

Critiques of dysfunctional families, pro-LGBTQ+ 'chosen families', and mocking traditional norms, with phrases like 'anti-family woke fest' and 'therapy cult over self-reliance'.