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No sacred cows

Has identity politics had its day?

16 July 2022

9:00 AM

16 July 2022

9:00 AM

Have we reached peak woke? In Hollywood, that seems to be the emerging consensus. Thanks to the box office success of Top Gun: Maverick and the disappointing performance of Pixar’s Lightyear, in which Buzz Lightyear’s commanding officer is a black lesbian, the studios think audiences may be tiring of being lectured to.

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