Etymology

Mako Mori test

Today it means: A feminist test for evaluating works of fiction by whether they have (i) at least one female character (ii) who has her own narrative arc (iii) which does not exist to support the narrative arc of a male character. Full definition →

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The story

Named after the character Mako Mori from the film Pacific Rim (2013) by a Tumblr user known as "Chaila", who thought that the older Bechdel test was sometimes insufficient for measuring the representation of women in films.

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