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Right America: Feeling Wronged

Right America: Feeling Wronged

Representation Score

1.0/10

Minimal

2009

Not Rated

Director

Alexandra Pelosi

Runtime

45 minutes

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Alexandra Pelosi’s documentary captures the cultural sentiment of conservative ideology during the 2008 election. Instead of challenging social hierarchies, the film documents the defense of traditional Western institutions and religious morality. The narrative structure emphasizes a homogeneous, traditionalist viewpoint. By focusing on a specific segment of the electorate resistant to multi-layered shifts, the film avoids the complexities of a multi-ethnic or progressive society. Ultimately, the work serves as an observational tool for a specific ideological movement. It reinforces conventional social structures and traditionalist values rather than exploring diverse or subverted identities.

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Category Breakdown

Does Right America: Feeling Wronged have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film presents conservative critiques of non-straight relationships and gender identities. It fails to give LGBTQ+ individuals real power, instead using their social progress as a point of cultural dispute.

How does Right America: Feeling Wronged portray gender?

Limited

Interviews emphasize traditional gender roles and the stability of the nuclear family. Masculinity and femininity are portrayed through historical continuity and conventional social roles.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Right America: Feeling Wronged?

Minimal

The documentary focuses on a predominantly white and Anglo-Saxon demographic. It lacks intentionality in representing non-white voices, prioritizing a homogeneous view of American identity over multi-ethnic complexities.

How does Right America: Feeling Wronged represent religion and culture?

Minimal

The narrative supports Western institutions and Evangelical Christianity. It criticizes secularism and progressive shifts, presenting traditional religious morality as essential against perceived radicalism.

Does Right America: Feeling Wronged include disability representation?

Minimal

The film offers no meaningful depiction of physical disabilities, neurodivergence, or chronic illness. The subject matter remains confined to political and ideological discourse.

Present on Screen

  • Offers a clear, focused documentation of a specific conservative ideological movement during a pivotal political era.

Limited or Absent

  • Lacks representation of non-white voices and multi-layered racial identities.
  • Fails to include LGBTQ+ perspectives or ability to act.
  • Does not address disability or neurodivergence within its narrative.
  • Reinforces traditional gender hierarchies rather than exploring diverse social roles.

Official Synopsis

HBO documentary about interviews with conservatives in America regarding their opinion about Barack Obama during the 2008 presidential campaign and election.

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