
TV Show review
Review basis: 7 seasons, 70 episodes · through December 25, 2025
April 14, 2022 · TV-14 · Returning Series
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
The Kardashians is a reality series that follows Kris Jenner and her daughters Kourtney, Kim, Khloé, Kendall, and Kylie as they run businesses, raise children, and handle family relationships and fame. The show highlights the women's efforts building companies and managing personal lives under public scrutiny. Occasional references to past family events and individual ambition appear without heavy political framing.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for The Kardashians.
Woke representation / casting
Reality series features the Kardashian-Jenner sisters and mother as central figures building businesses and raising families. Mixed heritage children and past partners from various backgrounds appear naturally. No signs of engineered diversity quotas or identity-focused casting; it documents their actual lives.
Woke political dialogue
Minimal. Family members occasionally reference differing political views, such as with guest Caitlyn Jenner (transgender). Kim discusses her law apprenticeship and clemency work in personal terms. No activist speeches or institutional critiques dominate episodes.
Identity-driven story themes
Core stories revolve around women's business empires, motherhood, romantic relationships, and navigating fame. Emphasis on female ambition and independence exists but stays tied to personal choices and family dynamics rather than broader identity or activist frameworks. Caitlyn Jenner guest spots touch on past family history without framing it as current messaging.
Production
Western institutional / cultural critique
The family celebrates capitalist success, luxury lifestyles, and personal achievement with no framing of Western institutions, patriarchy, or culture as oppressive.
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant.
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
Audience and media focus on entertainment value, family feuds, and personal decisions. Searches show scant complaints accusing the series of advancing woke, DEI, or identity politics agendas.
Creator track record context
Family producers emphasize entertainment and business. Kim Kardashian has engaged in criminal justice reform across administrations. Ryan Seacrest and Fulwell 73 team focus on mainstream unscripted content with no notable activist patterns.