RR074 Bechdel Test Explained…sort of
Expletive Warning: “Ass” (4:02)
Unintended sexual pun (7:48)
Ried talks a bit about the Bechdel test and what she thinks its purpose is for females. This test has been around for decades but Ried has never been exposed to it.
This episode is meant to be a starting point for people to become acquainted with a better way to portray females in fiction and where we fit in life.
Research and Links
https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/22/16807424/alternatives-bechdel-test-bad-moms-lena-waithe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bechdel_test
https://bechdeltest.com/
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/anna-waletzko/why-the-bechdel-test-fails-feminism_b_7139510.html
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/UsefulNotes/TheBechdelTest
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-dollar-and-cents-case-against-hollywoods-exclusion-of-women/
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/08/call-it-the-bechdel-wallace-test/402259/
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-43197774
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