Came here to say this. The "White test" is even worse, applying the 50% requirement to three metrics. In a totally unbiased world only ⅛ of all movies would b

Came here to say this. The "White test" is even worse, applying the 50% requirement to three metrics. In a totally unbiased world only ⅛ of all movies would be expected to pass this test. Most of the other tests do capture the spirit of Bechdel well I feel. Their "humbleness" as you put it makes the results (e.g. of the Waithe and Villalobos tests) so much more poignant.