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QC and the Bechdel test
chaospersonified:
--- Quote from: Gareth on 11 Mar 2015, 14:05 ---So basically the Bechdel Test is the BMI of feminism.
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I'd say that's an apt interpretation. It's just a warning that something MIGHT be messed up, not proof that it IS.
explicit:
There's lots of reasons why it's not the greatest test. I think it's most useful for movies and books that aren't romantic in nature.
Like how every superhero or action movie fails the test... That is to say, movies with little meaning beyond "blowing stuff up and doing ninja kicks" are generally not very feminist in nature, even when a female is in a position of badassery.
ReindeerFlotilla:
There's not really a lot to say at this point, because there's not enough data. I will reiterate that if apply the inverse of the test (Are there two men; do they speak to each other; about something other than a woman) to romantic work you control for any influence of romance. If romance is a factor then the piece of fiction should fail both tests. If it passes the inverse test but not the original, you have a problem and that problem is related to women.
This thread isn't my doing. I wouldn't have gone this direction with the data I currently have. It's sitting out here because the Admins did admin stuff. I made a joke and then realized that there was an interesting unanswered question behind the joke. But I don't know if the answer to the question is interesting. It might turn out to be nothing. There's only one way to find out.
explicit:
--- Quote from: ReindeerFlotilla on 11 Mar 2015, 22:02 --- There's only one way to find out.
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Gladiatorial combat?
ReindeerFlotilla:
Nope. That never solve anything.
Take off.
Nuke the site from orbit.
It's the only way to be sure.
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