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Bechdel test

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Etymology

After cartoonist Alison Bechdel, author of a 1985 Dykes to Watch Out For comic strip that popularized the test. Reportedly first used in 2007.

Definitions

  1. A feminist test used to evaluate the representation of women in fiction, especially in…

    A feminist test used to evaluate the representation of women in fiction, especially in films, TV shows, and other media.

    • It also will enable users to determine if a project passes the Bechdel Test, measuring whether two female characters speak to each other about anything other than a man.

  2. Alternative form of Bechdel test

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for Bechdel test. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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