Queen of the South

Representation / casting choices

Latina lead and supporting cast fit the Mexican cartel and Texas border setting naturally; no audience-visible forced diversity, race swaps, or mismatches with story logic.

Political / ideological dialogue

No explicit modern political, activist, or social-justice dialogue; conversations stay on cartel business, loyalty, betrayal, and survival.

Identity-driven story themes

Strong female protagonist rises through skill and ruthlessness in a male-dominated criminal world; some media called characters “feminist,” but the core narrative is crime-drama ambition and revenge, not identity politics.

Institutional / cultural critique

Shows cartel and political corruption in Mexico and the U.S. drug trade as standard genre elements; no modern activist framing of patriarchy, toxic masculinity, capitalism, or systemic identity issues.