Soul Man
A white prospective grad student's affluent family won't pay his way through law school, so he takes tanning pills to darken his skin in order to qualify for an African-American scholarship at Harvard. He soon gets more than he bargained for, as he begins to learn what life is really like for blacks in America.
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Is "Soul Man" appropriate for children?
ValorScore's Content Advisory for "Soul Man" is "Moderate" (18/100), measuring sex, violence, language, and drug use. See the full per-axis breakdown below to decide if it fits your family.
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In ValorScore's editorial reading, "Soul Man" has ideological presence rated "Moderate". This is opinion backed by evidence, not a verdict: one cited example is “decides to pass himself off as black to win a scholarship. And discovers how hard it is to be black in the United States.” (The white student fakes his racial identity to obtain a reserved scholarship and begins to experience the difficulties and prejudices faced by the black population.). The overall ValorScore (cleanliness + value + audience rating) is 54/100. See every axis and its evidence in the breakdown below.
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