Movie review
April 1, 2016 · 94 min · R
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
Meet the Blacks is a 2016 low-budget comedy parody of The Purge. A hustler from Chicago steals money and moves his blended family to a Beverly Hills mansion right as the annual night of legal crime starts. The story adds crude racial jokes about white neighbors reacting to the new Black family, but the humor stays light, silly, and focused on gags rather than any serious message.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Meet the Blacks.
Woke representation / casting
Black family leads and mixed cast match the story of a Chicago family moving into a wealthy white neighborhood; casting fits the premise without any forced or mismatched choices.
Woke political dialogue
Crude racial jokes and stereotypes about white suburb attitudes appear for laughs, but there are no speeches, activist lines, or modern political framing.
Identity-driven story themes
Race creates comedic tension with neighbors during the Purge, yet the film keeps it as shallow parody without pushing victim stories or identity politics.
Western institutional / cultural critique
Some jokes target rich white neighbors and the Purge idea, but they lack any serious modern activist take on systems, norms, or institutions.
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant. This is an original parody with no changes to existing stories or history.
Production
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
Almost no complaints about woke elements; backlash focused on bad comedy, and racial gags were viewed as typical lowbrow humor.
Creator track record context
Deon Taylor later joined 2020 protests against systemic racism and backed "Be Woke. Vote" efforts, but this 2016 comedy shows no strong activist pattern; Nicole DeMasi has no public record of such work.
