NetflixXO, Kitty (2023)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.4
Overview
Teen matchmaker Kitty Song Covey thinks she knows everything there is to know about love. But when she moves halfway across the world to reunite with her long-distance boyfriend, she'll soon realize that relationships are a lot more complicated when it's your own heart on the line.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixBias Dimensions
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Overview
Teen matchmaker Kitty Song Covey thinks she knows everything there is to know about love. But when she moves halfway across the world to reunite with her long-distance boyfriend, she'll soon realize that relationships are a lot more complicated when it's your own heart on the line.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive social ideology through its dominant themes of LGBTQ+ normalization and ethnic diversity, aligning with contemporary liberal values and reflecting identity politics.
The series 'XO, Kitty' features a diverse cast, including an Asian-American and bisexual lead, alongside other characters of varied ethnic backgrounds and LGBTQ+ identities. Its narrative actively explores and normalizes queer relationships, addresses cultural pressures, and tackles challenges faced by queer individuals within different cultural contexts.
Secondary
XO, Kitty offers a predominantly positive and nuanced portrayal of LGBTQ+ identities. It centers a bisexual protagonist's journey of self-discovery and depicts multiple queer relationships (lesbian, gay) with authenticity and warmth. The series normalizes diverse sexualities by integrating them into the main narrative, largely avoiding stereotypes and contributing to inclusive teen media representation.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
While "XO, Kitty" features diverse LGBTQ+ characters, the provided information indicates no character's on-screen gender differs from their established gender in the source material or the show's own canon. All portrayals align with original or canonical genders.
The casting of major characters in XO, Kitty aligns with their established ethnic and phenotypical traits from the source material. For characters whose background was less defined, the casting of diverse actors does not constitute a race swap as per the given definition.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
7.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
6.5
8.1
Critic Ratings
8.2
6.9
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