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The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!

1989

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The Handmaid's Tale

2017

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! vs The Handmaid's Tale: Which Is More Woke?

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AI scores are within 1 points, but the community leans more woke on The Handmaid's Tale than The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (about 40 points on our vote scale).

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AI verdict

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! and The Handmaid's Tale tie on the AI woke score (within a few points).

AI scores are within a few points (91 vs 92); we call it a tie.

Community verdict

The Handmaid's Tale reads more woke in community votes than The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!.

Vote-weighted spread: about 40 points (10 vs 50).

Why the scores diverge

  • Both titles are within a few AI points, so the tiebreaker is the per-dimension notes in each full write-up.
  • The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!: Characters are well-established from the games and feel authentic rather than tokenized.
  • The Handmaid's Tale: Characters are frequently designed to represent specific ideological viewpoints rather than being fully fleshed out individuals.

The Handmaid's Tale reads higher on anti-traditional framing than The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, which nudges the overall profile message-forward. The Handmaid's Tale reads higher on cultural normalization framing than The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, which nudges the overall profile message-forward. The Handmaid's Tale reads higher on message-first dialogue than The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, which nudges the overall profile message-forward.

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Frequently asked questions

Which is more woke, The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! or The Handmaid's Tale?
On AI scores they are within 5 points (91/100 vs 92/100), so we call it a tie for now.
What do community votes say?
Votes lean more woke on The Handmaid's Tale (50 vs 10 on our vote-weighted scale).
Why might AI and votes disagree?
AI scores come from a structured model pass; votes capture how people read the politics or messaging. Trailers, culture-war framing, and release timing can push votes away from the model.