- 1. Alison Bechdel Just Updated the Rules to the Bechdel Test for a Very Specific Reason
- (Movies)
- If you’re checking whether or not a piece of media is feminist, the Bechdel Test—coined by writer Alison Bechdel in her 1985 comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For—is a good place to start. It asks just ...
- Created on 08 June 2022
- 2. Rachel Berry, Diane Nguyen, and Me: My Journey Through Feminist Television to Find Representation, Identity, and More
- (TV)
- ... television shows have several things in common – they have a female protagonist, pass the Bechdel test, have a majority of female writers and creators behind the scenes, and storylines focused on character ...
- Created on 25 February 2022
- 3. Comedian Grace Kuhlenschmidt is Here, She's Queer, and Her Social Media Fans are Into I
- (Entertainment)
- Pop quiz: What rom-com would Grace Kuhlenschmidt remake with a gay twist? “That’s a tough one,” she says after a beat. “Romantic comedies are my favorite genre and they’re all straight. But I think Meet ...
- Created on 27 May 2021
- 4. Is It Too Late For Us To Apologize To Katherine Heigl?
- (Entertainment)
- Is it too late for us to apologize to Katherine Heigl? Would she even forgive us? Moreover, should she? Like many people, my wife and I recently discovered Firefly Lane, a Netflix series based off ...
- Created on 29 March 2021
- 5. Looking At The Groundbreaking "Eye to Eye: Portraits of Lesbians," Decades Later: BUST Intervie
- (Books)
- To say JEB is a trailblazer is accurate but inadequate. As she puts it, “We were outlaws, literally, because of the laws against us.” Today, it's difficult to imagine the chutzpah it took for JEB to ...
- Created on 12 March 2021
- 6. One-Handed Read: In the Living Room, a Longtime Couple Meets for a Midnight Treat
- (Sex)
- I’m exhausted. He’s up there sleeping, and I’ve escaped to the living room couch for refuge. His loud breathing is really getting to me. I love him dearly, but holy macaroni, I need sleep. Over the ...
- Created on 22 February 2021
- 7. Sarah Paulson on Tig Notaro’s Podcast Was Everything I Ever Wanted
- (Entertainment)
- A former therapist of mine said she used to work as a switchboard operator. Only once, she admitted, did she ever eavesdrop on someone’s conversation: when Lionel Richie was on the line. Technically, ...
- Created on 19 February 2021
- 8. You Didn't See SNL's Best Dan Levy Sketch, Lampooning Toxic Masculinity, Because It Was Cut for Time. So Watch It No
- (TV)
- Some of Saturday Night Live’s “Cut for Time” sketches are as noteworthy, if not more so, than the ones that make it to air (here’s looking at you, Kyle “Cut for Time” Mooney). On February 6, 2021, Schitt’s ...
- Created on 15 February 2021
- 9. Does Your Favorite Lesbian Film Pass This Test?
- (Movies)
- The Bechdel Test, created by Fun Home author Alison Bechdel, is a measure used in critiquing works of fiction. The test asks a simple question: does this work feature at least two women who talk to ...
- Created on 05 February 2021
- 10. When Mother is an Astronaut, in Alice Winocour's "Proxima:" BUST Interview ...
- (Movies)
- ... in the face of devastating emotional strain is like a reassuring hug in particularly stressful times. What's more, Proxima passes the Bechdel test with flying colors and will give any viewer a good cry. ...
- Created on 06 November 2020
- 11. For The Love Of Morticia: An Ode To The Addams Family's Matriarc
- (Movies)
- ... when in comes to sex. Both The Addams Family and The Addams Family Values pass the Bechdel Test. The majority of the films' main characters are women who talk about an array of things that aren't boys, ...
- Created on 07 April 2020
- 12. Merriam-Webster's New Words Included A Big Win For Nonbinary Peopl
- (Feminism)
- ... or unfunny”; ‘The Bechdel Test,’ a metric created by cartoonist Allison Bechdel to determine how well women are represented in a film or TV show; as well as the term 'free solo', which was inspired by the ...
- Created on 18 September 2019
- 13. How Teen Movies Shaped Us — Possibly For The Worse
- (Movies)
- ... that may or may not have shaped our identity as we grew up. And if we compare that with the Bechdel-test approved movies we’re seeing now like Avengers: Endgame, Booksmart, and Eighth Grade, we’ve definitely ...
- Created on 27 June 2019
- 14. "Booksmart" Is The Feminist High School Movie We've Been Missi
- (Movies)
- It’s rare in this day and age that a film—specifically a coming-of-age film—stars two young women and doesn't revolve around a man (for future reference, please see The Bechdel test). Booksmart delivers ...
- Created on 23 May 2019
- 15. Netflix's "Someone Great" Highlights The Power Of Bouncing Back With Girlfrien
- (Movies)
- ... Image Courtesy of Netflix More from BUST "To All The Boys I've Loved Before" Is Netflix's Best Rom-Com Yet Everything You Need To Know About The Bechdel Test Rebel Wilson Faces Criticism After ...
- Created on 23 April 2019
- 16. From "Captain America" to "Captain Marvel": Why Representation Matters ...
- (Entertainment)
- ... catch up on the past decade or so of Marvel movies. Turns out many of them are as bad as I had feared all along. Most of them do not pass the Bechdel Test, which is a bare minimum for gender representation ...
- Created on 10 April 2019
- 17. The Real Story Behind "The Favourite
- (Movies)
- If you haven’t seen The Favourite—the multi-award winning, Bechdel-Wallace-test-passing movie beautifully described by star Rachel Weisz as "like a funnier, sex-driven All About Eve," then bookmark this ...
- Created on 08 February 2019
- 18. 10 Podcasts To Empower You Through Valentine’s Day (And Every Other Day)
- (Entertainment)
- ... are some empowering podcasts to get you through. 1. The Bechdel Cast, hosted by Jamie Loftus and Caitlin Durante, details the portrayal of women in film. They use Alison Bechdel’s Bechdel Test as ...
- Created on 30 January 2019
- 19. "Gentlemen Prefers Blondes" Is A Feminist Buddy Comed
- (Movies)
- ... Paris Hilton, laughing all the way to the bank with her one-zillion dollar empire while everyone speculates about her lack of intellect. Many have noted that not one scene in the movie passes the Bechdel-Wallace ...
- Created on 24 January 2019
- 20. What "Twilight" Taught Us About Sex And Virginit
- (Movies)
- ... bit of screentime chatting it up about boys. That's why the Bechdel Test exists, after all. This guy obsession certainly afflicts Bella in Twilight. The Twilight films have indoctrinated their largely ...
- Created on 05 December 2018
