El Deafo
Summary
A young girl named Cece navigates elementary school while learning to live with her hearing aid after losing her hearing due to meningitis. Through her superhero alter ego El Deafo, she discovers her own strength and finds her place among friends and family.
At a Glance
💬LanguageNone
⚔️ViolenceModerate
💋Romance & SexMild
🍷Drugs & AlcoholNone
📋Other ContentModerate
Language
💬 Does El Deafo have profanity or strong language?
Profanity (F-word, S-word, etc.)None
Blasphemy / Religious ProfanityNone
Crude / Childish LanguageNone
| f-word | |
| sh*t | |
| *ss | |
| b*st*rd | |
| b*tch | |
| bl**dy | |
| bug**r | |
| d*mn | |
| c-word | |
| h*ll | |
| cr*p |
Violence
⚔️ Is El Deafo violent or scary?
Graphic Violence / GoreNone
Disturbing / FrighteningNone
Vulgar / Obscene GesturesNone
Bullying / Verbal CrueltyModerate
Romance & Sex
💋 Romance and sexual content in El Deafo
Explicit Sexual ContentNone
Sexually SuggestiveNone
Kissing (Light / Peck)None
Kissing (Passionate)None
Heterosexual RomanceMild
Homosexual RomanceNone
Drugs & Alcohol
🍷 Drugs and alcohol in El Deafo
Illegal Drug UseNone
Legal Alcohol UseNone
Implied / Referenced UseNone
Other Content
📋 Other content in El Deafo
Medical / Body ProcessesModerate
Heavy Emotional ThemesModerate
Deception / LyingNone
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