The Bechdel Test for Women in Movies

[MrMidwest]

1. Are there two named female characters in the movie?
2. Do they have a conversation with each other?
3. Is the conversation about something other than men?
The Bechdel Test for Women in Movies

[Q]

Informative and sad.

[FindingNamo]

I love Allison.

[MrMidwest]

Help Anita fight sexism in nerd culture!

[JoeKv99]

I think that's a pretty unrealistic test. Why would anyone want to watch two women talk about anything?

[Taryn]

I looooove Anita's videos. She manages to talk about things in a really direct, relatable way. The kind of threats and attacks she's currently receiving for her Kickstarter are just beyond disgusting.

[MrMidwest]

If You're A Dude On The Internet, You NEED To See This Video

[ghostlight2]

That? Was very cool. Thanks.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Jay Smooth is awesome.

[Kad]

I think I'm more of a gamer than a lot of people on here, so I can attest to the amount of sexism (and homophobia and racism and general bullying) in the video game community. It's really bad. And it's coming to some sort of head.

[Taryn]

I'm also a gamer, and I spend a lot of time reading, discussing, and commenting on these issues. The sort of bigotry that runs rampant through the community is really disturbing. It really is seen a some sort of final bastion for white male players to act however they want. And I think Kad is correct that it's really starting to come to a head. We're really starting to see a marked public refusal to abide this kind of behavior in venues that people listen to.