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Visualizing the Bechdel test
- scld 13y agoI've always heard about the "test" but people tend to paint too broad a brush with this and lump everything in. I'm not saying that the movie industry isn't swayed one way or another, but it bothers me that there's such a lack of critical thinking when it comes to this "test". It seems to be used as a "sexist barometer" when it's anything but. For example, a WWII movie will probably not have many scenes with women, especially if the movie concentrates on the battlefield. On the other end, some rom-com might pass the test but be an atrociously stereotypical and offensive movie.
- pspeter3 13y agoIt is definitely more of a heuristic than a test. I think the author tries to get around this by providing more breakdowns based on category. I think an interesting challenge would be training a sentiment analysis algorithm for detecting sexism but I'm not sure how feasible it is for this test.