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Re: Tolkien and the portrayal of women

Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2024 8:08 am
by Ephtariat
I thought I would post the comments of a female friend of mine, just now learning about the existence of a Bechdel test:

"I just discovered the existence of the "Bechdel Test", a parameter to understand how "feminist" a story (film, book, etc.) is, in the sense of giving the right impact to female protagonists.
The test is passed only if in the entire narrative there is a conversion between two women whose topic of discussion does not concern a man.
Now... I hope I misunderstood 😅 in fact, I invite you to tell me that I misrepresented everything and I'm stupid. Because if I understand correctly... It's a huge stupidity 😅
I mean... Two women talking about how to polish glass is inclusive at this point. Or that they exchange advice on their daughters (girls, never mind).
Two women talking about theoretical physics or classical art, no. Because they will no doubt mention some scientist/artist in their dialogue.
Oh I forgot. Two female surgeons talking about the latest super wow surgery on a patient are only inclusive if the patient is female. If you are a man... Fail!
But...
What is this stuff?"