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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).

TV ShowThe Super Mario Bros. Super Show!1989
91Score
Certified Woke Trash

Community (votes): ~10/100

See full breakdown for The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
TV ShowThe Handmaid's Tale2017
92Score
Certified Woke Trash

Community (votes): ~50/100

See full breakdown for The Handmaid's Tale

AI vs community

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.