Dec 16, 2017
Just a bunch of bechdel tests
Runaways, Agents of SHIELD, and the christmas annual of WicDiv all passed, thank you and good night, I have shit to do.
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Just a bunch of bechdel tests
Runaways, Agents of SHIELD, and the christmas annual of WicDiv all passed, thank you and good night, I have shit to do.
SUPER | 2010
The Original Bechdel:
Are there at least two named female characters? - Yes. Sarah and Libby.
Do these characters ever have a conversation? - No.
Do they speak about something other than a man?
The Racial Bechdel:
Are there at least two named characters of color? - No. Just one, Hamilton.
Do these characters ever have a conversation?
Do they speak about something other than a white person?
The LGBTQIA+ Bechdel
Are there at least two LGBTQIA+ identifying characters? - No.
Do these characters ever have a conversation?
Do they speak about something other than a cisgender, heterosexual person?
CONSENSUS: 1/9
((Rape TW: I wouldn’t recommend this movie to anyone, really, but especially if rape scenes trigger you.))
HEATHERS | 1988
The Original Bechdel:
Are there at least two named female characters? - Yes. Veronica, the three Heathers, Betty, and Martha.
Do these characters ever have a conversation? - Yes.
Do they speak about something other than a man? - Yes, Veronica has many conversations with the Heathers that don’t involve men.
The Racial Bechdel:
Are there at least two named characters of color? - No.
Do these characters ever have a conversation?
Do they speak about something other than a white person?
The LGBTQIA+ Bechdel
Are there at least two LGBTQIA+ identifying characters? - No.
Do these characters ever have a conversation?
Do they speak about something other than a cisgender, heterosexual person?
CONSENSUS: 3/9
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