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Mary Queen of Scots: woke movie of the year

3 February 2019

3:58 PM

3 February 2019

3:58 PM

And the Oscar for most Woke Period Drama goes to… Mary Queen of Scots (although The Favourite ran it a close second).

The woke checklist

Women as the heroines (but still victims oppressed by the patriarchal society) – check.

Men dressed in black as misogynistic rulers of the patriarchy – check.

A suitably racially diverse court – check.

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