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Gossip Girl (2007)

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.5
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Overview

An exclusive group of privileged teens from a posh prep school on Manhattan's Upper East Side whose lives revolve around the blog of the all-knowing albeit ultra-secretive Gossip Girl.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

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Bias Dimensions

Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Positive
Race Swap: Yes
Judaism: Positive

Overview

An exclusive group of privileged teens from a posh prep school on Manhattan's Upper East Side whose lives revolve around the blog of the all-knowing albeit ultra-secretive Gossip Girl.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Netflix logoNetflix
HBO Max logoHBO Max
Apple TV logoApple TV
Powered byJustWatch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

Gossip Girl maintains a neutral political stance by primarily focusing on the personal dramas, relationships, and social navigation within a hyper-privileged elite, rather than offering a systemic critique or advocating for specific political solutions to the issues of wealth and class.

The original 'Gossip Girl' series primarily featured traditional casting with a predominantly white main ensemble. Its narrative focused on the lives of its privileged characters without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or making DEI themes central to its storytelling.

Secondary

Gossip Girl features Eric van der Woodsen, whose coming out and relationships are handled with dignity and family acceptance. While external prejudice exists, the show consistently frames LGBTQ+ identity as valid and respected within the main characters' circle, resulting in a net positive portrayal.

The character Vanessa Abrams, who was implicitly established as white in the original book series, is portrayed by Jessica Szohr, an actress of biracial Black and white heritage, in the 2007-2012 television adaptation.

Judaism is portrayed positively through the character of Cyrus Rose, who is depicted as a kind, ethical, and loving individual. His Jewish faith and traditions, including his wedding to Eleanor Waldorf, are shown respectfully and without satire, contributing to a warm and affirming representation.

The original 'Gossip Girl' series (2007-2012) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. Consequently, there is no portrayal to evaluate under the provided framework.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The 2007–2012 television series is an adaptation of the novel series. All primary characters, including Serena, Blair, Dan, Nate, and Chuck, maintain the same gender as established in the original books. No characters canonically established as one gender in the source material were portrayed as a different gender in the show.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.5

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.5
The Movie Database logo
8.2

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
8.4
Metacritic logo
5.9

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