http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/bechdels-law Just another bbPress community en-US Sat, 25 May 2013 15:26:49 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/search.php http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/bechdels-law#post-44466 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 22:49:01 +0000 amyl_nitrate 44466@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bechdel%27s_Law#Contributions_to_popular_culture">A bit about Bechdel's Law</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://alisonbechdel.blogspot.com/2005/08/rule.html">Dykes To Watch Out For - The Rule</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://planetkaren.girl-wonder.org/index.php?strip_id=457">Today's Planet Karen strip (where I found out about this)</a><br /> <br /> <br /> To pass Bechdel's Law a movie must satisfy the following requirements:<br /> <br /> 1. It has to have at least two women in it, who <br /> 2. Talk to each other about, <br /> 3. Something besides a man. <br /> <br /> <br /> Has anyone ever heard of this? I hadn't until today. I thought it was quite interesting. Can anyone think of any films, tv shows or novels that pass the test? I'll have a think myself after I've had some sleep.