The Bechdel Test Lines

Another easy, laid-back study hall day. What’s better than this?

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But how would we learn anything then?

Not having school at all would be better.

Thank you! Now back to my educational reading.

Ugh, you’re such a nerd, Finn.

Not this time. I’m learning about the Bechdel Test.

What are you reading about? Another nerdy science column?

It’s actually not. It’s a list of criteria created by this cartoon artist- Allison Bechdel- to see if something is “feminist” or not.

That sounds pretty science-y to me.

The test is simple. To pass the test, a movie has to have two female characters who talk to each other about something other than a man.

What’s the test?

That depends. Have Via and Sadie talked about anything other than men?

Oh. Hey, our friend group has two girls in it. Do we pass the Bechdel Test?

All you have to do is have a conversation about something other than a man! You can knock that out in like… two minutes!

NO!! What do we do?

Here. You can have these old conversation starters I made.

Okay, well, what do we talk about?

…Well, I made them before I had any friends.

Thanks. Why do you have these?

Shhh. Let them talk

Uh… guys? Hello?

Uh guys? You didn’t mention men at all during that exchange.

And Taylor Freaking Swift…

You didn’t mention men even once during that conversation.

What did you say?

Not necessarily. Most people don’t even think the Bechdel Test is a good measure of that anymore.

So does that mean our friend group is, like, feminist now?