Is The Taming of the Shrew (1631) CHUD or WOKE?
chudrank score: 42 / 100 (slightly CHUD-leaning). 0 is CHUD (right-wing), 100 is WOKE (left-wing).
Book by William Shakespeare, 1631.
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Why: Gender comedy with a traditional sex-roles plot
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