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Forget the Bechdel Test, the DuVernay Test sees if films represent ethnic minorities realistically

Straight Outta Compton passes the DuVernay Test (Picture: Universal/Everett/REX)

As the Hollywood diversity debate rages on, one film critic has come up with a way of testing if films exhibit racial awareness.

Inspired by the Bechdel Test – a feminist examination of movies to see if two or more female characters interact about something other than a man – Manohla Dargis has suggested doing something similar by testing films to see if ‘African-Americans and other minorities have fully… Read the full story


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