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daniellebennett·Aug 12, 2020

Posted in:Favors Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Society & Culture Tech

Hi Everyone! I am an entertainment enthusiast who would love your help by taking this survey! I work in tech and have been trying to figure out ways to be more deliberate about the content I consume, which consciously and subconsciously helps develop the biases for and against certain groups. Many probably know about the Bechdel test, but maybe not about the Duvernay test *explained in the survey*. I am working on both trying to make the Duvernay test more well known and creating a database similar to Rotten Tomatoes, but for understanding how a movie rates from these diversity driven requirements. Would love any feedback!

teresaman·Aug 12, 2020

Filled out!I'm interesting in knowing how subjective the results may be, eg. would it count if two minor / supporting characters who are women have conversations that is not related to men? Would it count if the conversation is two-line versus a whole scene?

daniellebennett·Aug 13, 2020

Thank you for filling out the survey and for your suggestions! It would count if two supporting characters that are womxn have a conversation about something other than men, but if the characters are more minor than a supporting role there is more gray area. The Bechdel test focuses on showcasing movies that have at least a scene where this happens. Ideally the test helps to identify movies which have a theme centered around womxn, but not needing their lives and conversations to be centered around men. Glad you are pointing out opportunity areas.

wrenlee·Aug 13, 2020

Ooh this is interesting! I've never heard of the Duvernay test before. Pretty cool!