Question 1

Is Bottoms woke?

Accepted Answer

Bottoms has a woke score of 92/100, which means it is heavily driven by woke themes. Bottoms is a 2023 satirical black comedy about two unpopular lesbian high school seniors who start a girls’ self-defense fight club as a scheme to seduce their cheerleader crushes and lose their virginity. The plot spirals into chaotic violence tied to the school’s football rivalry. Queer lesbian identity, crushes, and sexual pursuits are central and highly visible drivers of the story and character arcs. Comedic girl power beats and mockery of dumb jocks and toxic masculinity recur throughout.

Question 2

Is there DEI in Bottoms?

Accepted Answer

The biggest factors in our score are Identity-driven story themes, Creator track record context, Representation / casting choices. Unpopular best friends PJ and Josie start a high school self-defense club to meet girls and lose their virginity. They soon find themselves in over their heads when the most popular students start beating each other up in the name of self-defense.

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