The Bechdel Test for Women in Movies

Thu, May 20, 2010

Writing

The test is three-step easy:

  1. Are there two or more women who have names?
  2. Do they talk to each other?
  3. Do they talk to each other about something other than a man?

Anita Sarkeesian from Feminist Frequency explains it in this video:

Her bottom-line critique: “The entire industry is built upon creating films and movies that cater to and that are about men.” More here.

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