Seinfeld

The narrative is driven by the characters' individual failings and social ineptitude, not immutable characteristics or race. The story about Babu Bhatt's deportation results from Jerry’s personal incompetence, not a systemic oppression critique, placing character merit—or lack thereof—at the center.

The show is focused on critiquing the mundane annoyances and social contracts of modern urban life, not Western civilization itself. There is no demonization of ancestors or framing of the home culture as fundamentally corrupt.

Elaine Benes is a career-focused woman who is not defined by motherhood, but she is consistently portrayed as deeply flawed, neurotic, and often just as petty as the male characters. The men are often bumbling, but the show is misanthropic toward all four characters, preventing the narrative from becoming a "Girl Boss" trope or male emasculation lecture.

The episode "The Outing" deals directly with the subject, but the plot is strictly situational comedy about misperception and social awkwardness. The recurring line, "Not that there's anything wrong with that," acts as an acknowledgment of acceptance, but the episode avoids centering on a specific sexual ideology or deconstructing the nuclear family as oppressive.

The show is famously rooted in moral relativism, where the characters operate without any higher moral law or objective truth, fitting the "Spiritual Vacuum" definition. However, it does not display overt hostility toward religion or depict religious characters as villains or bigots, keeping the score moderate.