No, Top Gun: Maverick's success isn't down to being pro-America and anti-woke, Top Gun: Maverick
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Rightwing pundits have tried to claim the sequel’s box office success as <em>their</em> success but there are enough examples to show that this isn’t the case
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Why is the movie 'Top Gun: Maverick' doing so well in spite of not having any overtly woke plot points or a notably diverse cast? - Quora
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No, Top Gun: Maverick's success isn't down to being pro-America and anti- woke, Top Gun: Maverick
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Days Gone director says 'woke reviewers' are why we aren't getting
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Nolte: Masculine, Pro-American 'Top Gun: Maverick' Blasts to $146M Opening, Towers over Woke Flops
Why is the movie 'Top Gun: Maverick' doing so well in spite of not having any overtly woke plot points or a notably diverse cast? - Quora
Why is Tom Cruise's “Top Gun: Maverick” an over the top success at the box office? - Quora
Why is the movie 'Top Gun: Maverick' doing so well in spite of not having any overtly woke plot points or a notably diverse cast? - Quora
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Top Gun: Maverick review: politics of the action hero - New
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Top Gun: Maverick TRIGGERS The Woke Media With An INSANE 2nd Weekend Box Office
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Cinema Retro
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Days Gone director says 'woke reviewers' are why we aren't getting
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Seriously, why not Tom Cruise for president and Russell Brand for PM?
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Days Gone director says 'woke reviewers' are why we aren't getting
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No, Top Gun isn't an anti-woke success story, but rather a tribute to aging Tom Cruise and balls
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