#if its based on medieval times does it have to pass the duvernay test

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i just read about the Bechdel test and all of its variants and i have a very important question to ask tumblr (not the best idea):

is not being very openly inclusive in a fantasy novel (that is complete and pure fantasy, elves speak french and dragons rule over normal people) a bad thing? if i don't include any racial minorities only because there are no races, is it a bad thing? if i don't end up passing the Bechdel test but end up making very important, meaningful woman characters, does the Bechdel test matter? if it's a dystopian medieval fantasy novel does it really need to mimic the real world?

i need answers

#writing #inclusivity #if its based on medieval times does it have to pass the duvernay test