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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe) – All-Disney Edition
How many African-American writers does Hulu have working on their series? Zero, none, zip, nada. (And just 4.8 percent of all TV writers are black.) Behind-the-camera diversity can be as important as in-front-of-the-camera. (Disney is one of the major owners … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 3, Chapter 8, Chapter 9
Tagged animation, Because I can, Bechdel Test, corporate ownership, Disney, diversity, questions, race
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A few more thoughts on the Bechdel Test
The Bechdel Test is a fairly simple test for the presence of women in movies. It asks three simple questions: Are there two or more women in the movie who have names? Do they talk to each other? Do they … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 8
Tagged Bechdel Test, feminism, movies
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Sex and the News
Over the last several weeks sex has been finding its way into the news in a variety of ways. Here’s a quick summary of a couple of these stories: Duke students object to having Alison Bechdel’s graphic novel Fun Home on … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10, Chapter 4, Chapter 8
Tagged Ashley Madison, banned books, Bechdel Test, books, hacking
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Women and the Movies 2013 Part 1 – Bechdel Test Movies
There’s long been the argument made that the reason that movies primarily feature male characters is that these types of movies make more money than those that have prominent female characters. For 2013, that statement is demonstrably false. A study … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 8
Tagged Bechdel Test, box office, movies
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Gravity Shows the Limits of the Bechdel Test
Let me start by saying I’m more than a little bit obsessed with the Bechdel Test. As I wrote back in August when Pacific Rim was released: You all know the Bechdel Test for the role of women in film, right? … Continue reading
The Mako Mori Test – An alternative to the Bechdel Test
You all know the Bechdel Test for the role of women in film, right? Very simple three part test for the importance of women in a film: Are there at least two female characters with names Who talk with each … Continue reading
Link Ch. 8 – The Bechdel Test
There are lots of movies with great relationships between men. There are a number of movies with interesting roles for women. But how many movies out there feature multiple major female characters who interact with each other? That’s the question … Continue reading