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A Bad Moms Christmas

A Bad Moms Christmas

Representation Score

5.8/10

Fair

2017

R

Director

Scott Moore, Jon Lucas

Runtime

104 minutes

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A Bad Moms Christmas successfully challenges traditional gender roles by empowering female characters and rejecting the ideal of the perfect mother. However, the film is demographically homogeneous, lacking diverse racial and ethnic perspectives and meaningful LGBTQ+ representation. It also fails to include characters with disabilities, focusing instead on social and domestic stress.

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Category Breakdown

Does A Bad Moms Christmas have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters and focuses solely on heterosexual relationships and family structures.

How does A Bad Moms Christmas portray gender?

Good

The story challenges traditional gender roles by showing women reclaiming their power and rejecting the idea of the perfect mother. It highlights women taking control of their lives and resisting societal pressures.

How racially and ethnically diverse is A Bad Moms Christmas?

Limited

The cast and setting are primarily white and middle-class. The film lacks diverse racial and ethnic perspectives, focusing on a single demographic.

How does A Bad Moms Christmas represent religion and culture?

Good

The film critiques the idealized Western nuclear family by highlighting the stress and consumerism associated with achieving perfect holidays.

Does A Bad Moms Christmas include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no representation of physical, neurodivergent, or mental health disabilities in the film. Character struggles are framed through social and domestic stress.

Present on Screen

  • Challenges traditional gender roles by showing women reclaiming their power.
  • Provides a critical look at the stress and consumerism of idealized Western holidays.
  • Empowers female characters by giving them control over their lives.

Limited or Absent

  • Needs more LGBTQ+ representation and non-straight-centered structures.
  • Requires more diverse racial and ethnic perspectives.
  • Should include representation of physical, neurodivergent, and mental health disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Amy, Kiki and Carla – three under-appreciated and over-burdened women – rebel against the challenges and expectations of the Super Bowl for mothers: Christmas. And if creating a more perfect holiday for their families wasn’t hard enough, they have to do all of that while hosting and entertaining their own mothers.

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