#but ultimately something isn't “bad” just because it fails any version of a bechdel test

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I wish the phrase "Bechdel Test" had never fallen into common vernacular and I'm not kidding.

#rambles #this isn't related to anything im just thinking about the time my sister said shrek was a bad (allegorical) representation of fat ppl #bc it fails the “Fat Bechdel Test” #and like. bestie. no #first of all the bechdel test isn't intended to be taken at face value; it's a joke about seeing Alien as a lesbian movie #second of all if you ARE going to try to apply it seriously it only works if its done in TRENDS #i mean. if you look at the trends and use that to critically analyze whether you're being fair in your own stories then that's great! #but ultimately something isn't “bad” just because it fails any version of a bechdel test #like. just take the traditional Bechdel-Wallace Test #if you saw a short story about two gay men falling in love #chances are its not sexist just based on the fact that no two women with names talk about something other than a man #the text just has *other priorities* #and that itself is not a bad thing #ugh