7.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
black-ish (2014)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.8
Overview
A family man struggles to gain a sense of cultural identity while raising his kids in a predominantly white, upper-middle-class neighborhood.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Trans: Positive
Christianity: Positive
Overview
A family man struggles to gain a sense of cultural identity while raising his kids in a predominantly white, upper-middle-class neighborhood.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The show's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology by consistently exploring and critiquing systemic racism, advocating for social justice, and affirming Black identity and culture within a progressive framework.
The series 'black-ish' features an entirely Black main cast, intentionally centering the experiences of an African-American family. Its narrative consistently explores and critiques societal norms and traditional identities from a Black perspective, addressing themes of race, culture, and systemic issues.
Secondary
black-ish offers a largely positive portrayal of LGBTQ+ characters and themes. Through characters like Bow's gay brother, Johan, and storylines exploring gender expression, the show consistently depicts queer identities with dignity and complexity. While initial discomfort from some characters provides comedic tension, the narrative ultimately affirms LGBTQ+ lives, fostering understanding and challenging societal norms within a family context.
black-ish featured a transgender character in an episode dedicated to exploring gender identity. The portrayal was affirming, focusing on a family's journey from initial misunderstanding to acceptance and support for their loved one, aiming to educate the audience on transgender issues with dignity and empathy.
The show explores Christianity with nuance, depicting its role in family traditions, moral guidance, and community, while also humorously addressing challenges like hypocrisy or differing interpretations. It affirms the faith's importance to the characters' identities and values.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Black-ish is an original sitcom that introduces new characters, rather than adapting existing source material or historical figures. Therefore, no characters were established as a different gender prior to this show's creation.
The show "black-ish" features original characters created for the series. There are no pre-existing canonical or historical characters whose race could have been altered, thus no race swaps occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.3
7.1
Critic Ratings
9.2
7.7
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