Question 1

Is The Post woke?

Accepted Answer

The Post has a woke score of 35/100, which means it is not especially woke compared with higher-scoring titles. The Post is a 2017 historical drama directed by Steven Spielberg that dramatizes the Washington Post's 1971 decision to publish the Pentagon Papers, centering on real publisher Katharine Graham and editor Ben Bradlee defying a government injunction. The core story focuses on press freedom, government deception about the Vietnam War, and moral leadership under pressure. The film visibly incorporates Graham's real historical challenges as the first female publisher of a major newspaper, including boardroom skepticism tied to her gender, as a recurring element in her character growth.

Question 2

Is there DEI in The Post?

Accepted Answer

The biggest factors in our score are Identity-driven story themes, Anti-woke backlash / 'too woke' complaints, Representation / casting choices. A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between journalist and government. Inspired by true events.

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