The Bechdel Test is a heuristic for determining whether a movie has any awareness of women as people. There are three criteria a movie must meet in order to pass this test: The movie must have at least two named female characters.These two female characters must talk to each other.The conversation must be about something other than a man. Here's a video explaining the test and presenting a montage of movies that don't pass it (HT: Karawynn):
posted by Zachary Drake at 8:09 AM on May 24, 2010
"Term of the Day: The Bechdel Test"
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