
TV Show review
Vice Principals
Woke Score
Lower is better
- Release Date
- July 17, 2016
- Age Rating
- TV-MA
- Runtime
- N/A
Where to Watch
United States · Last checked 5/13/2026
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Breakdown
Factors & Ratings
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Vice Principals.
Representation / casting choices
The Black female principal is central and visible as the target of sabotage, but the choice fits the rivalry story and serves to expose the leads' prejudice rather than signal diversity or push representation.
Political / ideological dialogue
Some lines show the protagonists' bigoted assumptions, but these depict their flaws and receive no narrative support or activist response.
Identity-driven story themes
The story is a personal vendetta over power at a school; identity aspects are minor and used to mock the antagonists' small-mindedness.
Institutional / cultural critique
It satirizes petty school bureaucracy and insecure male posturing through over-the-top schemes, but without modern activist framing of patriarchy, systemic bias, or cultural institutions.
