Here is every single word spoken by a person of color in (500) Days of Summer

500 Days of Summer
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As if it weren't cringeworthy enough that Zooey Deschanel's character in (500) Days of Summer character basically epitomized the "Manic Pixie Dream Girl" trope that became popular in a certain genre of adorably twee indie comedies often bogged down in their (white) male protagonists' soul-searching plots, this video from Dylan Marron may be the final nail in the coffin:

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Samantha Rollins

Samantha Rollins is TheWeek.com's news editor. She has previously worked for The New York Times and TIME and is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.