Bechdel
Female dialogue standard
Bechdel is a surname most associated with American cartoonist Alison Bechdel, creator of the comic strip *Dykes to Watch Out For*.
The name appears most often in the phrase Bechdel test, a measure of female representation in fiction that asks whether a work features at least two women who talk to each other about something other than a man.
The movie technically passes the Bechdel test, but barely.
The test has become a widely referenced shorthand in discussions of gender representation in media.
Motion picture theater
- moviesFeature-length filmed entertainment
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- charactersPersons in a narrative
narrative · storytelling · protagonist · actress · director · scene · dialogue · indie
Move beyond or decline
- failBe unsuccessful
- criterionStandard for judgment
- female charactersWomen in a narrative
- conversationExchange of spoken ideas
dialogue · representation · measure · metric · evaluation · assessment · standard · requirement
Social identity category
- representationDepiction or likeness
- patriarchyMale-dominated social order
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- intersectionalityInterconnected identity-based discrimination study
women's rights · sexism · discrimination · glass ceiling · gender roles · equality · misogyny · feminist theory
Serialized newspaper cartoon panels
- panelsFlat rectangular sections
- cartoonAnimated or humorous illustration
- syndicationMulti-outlet content distribution
- LGBTQSexual and gender minorities
lesbian · Mo · serialized
cinema
Motion picture theater
- moviesFeature-length filmed entertainment
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
characters · narrative · storytelling · protagonist · actress · director · scene · dialogue · indie · drama
pass
Move beyond or decline
- failBe unsuccessful
- criterionStandard for judgment
- female charactersWomen in a narrative
conversation · dialogue · representation · measure · metric · evaluation · assessment · standard · requirement · threshold
gender
Social identity category
- representationDepiction or likeness
- patriarchyMale-dominated social order
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
intersectionality · women's rights · sexism · discrimination · glass ceiling · gender roles · equality · misogyny · feminist theory · activism
comic strip
Serialized newspaper cartoon panels
- panelsFlat rectangular sections
- cartoonAnimated or humorous illustration
- syndicationMulti-outlet content distribution
LGBTQ · lesbian · Mo · serialized
Bechdelmale gaze
Sexualized viewing of women
fridging · damsel in distress · sausage fest · boys' club · male-dominated
Bechdelmale gaze
Sexualized viewing of women
objectification · gender-blind · anti-feminist · regressive · retrograde
- Bechdel testFeminist media evaluation criterion