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The Porridge Faggot (1997)

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The Porridge Faggot (1997)

Overview

Asker is always aftemoney and everybody knows he doesn't have any scruples. He gets accused of stealing a lottery ticket from the mentally-handicapped Musse. Simultaneously he meets a man at a café named Claes Douglas who promises to pay Asker if he does a favour for him.


Starring Cast


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive

Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Negative
Trans: Negative
Christianity: Negative

Viewer Rating
5.5

Overview

Asker is always aftemoney and everybody knows he doesn't have any scruples. He gets accused of stealing a lottery ticket from the mentally-handicapped Musse. Simultaneously he meets a man at a café named Claes Douglas who promises to pay Asker if he does a favour for him.


Starring Cast

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Progressive

Primary

The film's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology by directly confronting homophobia and societal prejudice, a core concern of identity politics and systemic critiques.

The movie features a central focus on gay identity, as suggested by its title, indicating intentional casting that highlights a marginalized group. The narrative is expected to critically examine traditional societal norms and potentially portray traditional identities negatively through its exploration of LGBTQ+ themes.

Secondary

The film's title alone uses a derogatory slur, which strongly indicates a problematic and demeaning portrayal of LGBTQ+ themes. This choice suggests a narrative that frames queer identity as a source of ridicule or degradation, leading to a net negative impact.

The film's title, 'The Porridge Faggot,' uses a derogatory slur, which, if transsexual characters or themes are present, inherently establishes a problematic and demeaning framing. This choice suggests a narrative that likely endorses ridicule or degradation, aligning with a negative portrayal.

The film satirizes a conservative Christian community that uses religious doctrine to justify homophobia and ostracize the protagonist, portraying the religion's institutional and interpretive aspects as a source of prejudice and hypocrisy. The narrative clearly condemns this bigotry.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Without information regarding the film's source material, its characters, or whether it is an adaptation or reboot, it is not possible to identify any instances of characters whose gender was changed from a previously established canon.

No information is provided regarding source material, specific characters, or their established racial identities for "The Porridge Faggot" (1997). Without a baseline for comparison, it is impossible to determine if any character's race was changed from a prior depiction.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

5.5

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
5.2
The Movie Database logo
5.8

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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