Thought experiment

There are lots of books and films that fail the Bechdel test:

1: It has to have at least two women in it,
2: Who talk to each other,
3: About something besides a man.

As discussed in other LJs and blogs, partly this is because film and TV writers are discouraged from writing material that passes it. Girls have cooties and viewers are assumed to be male, so unless the women are interacting with a guy there's no possible reason to have them in a story [1].

I'm sure the relevent link will turn up in comments.

Imagine the mirror image of the Bechdel test: Books and movies that have

1: At least two men,
2: Who talk to each other,
3: About something besides a woman.

These are pretty common. What I was wondering is if an author set out to deliberately write something that failed the mirror Bechdel test [2], would the readers notice?


1: Leaving aside porn.

2: I have a feeling there are some Archie comics that fail this test (Ones where the only men are Reggie, Archie and Jughead and all they talk about is Veronica and Betty).

Thought experiment

There are lots of books and films that fail the Bechdel test:

1: It has to have at least two women in it,
2: Who talk to each other,
3: About something besides a man.

As discussed in other LJs and blogs, partly this is because film and TV writers are discouraged from writing material that passes it. Girls have cooties and viewers are assumed to be male, so unless the women are interacting with a guy there's no possible reason to have them in a story [1].

I'm sure the relevent link will turn up in comments.

Imagine the mirror image of the Bechdel test: Books and movies that have

1: At least two men,
2: Who talk to each other,
3: About something besides a woman.

These are pretty common. What I was wondering is if an author set out to deliberately write something that failed the mirror Bechdel test [2], would the readers notice?


1: Leaving aside porn.

2: I have a feeling there are some Archie comics that fail this test (Ones where the only men are Reggie, Archie and Jughead and all they talk about is Veronica and Betty).

Thought experiment

There are lots of books and films that fail the Bechdel test:

1: It has to have at least two women in it,
2: Who talk to each other,
3: About something besides a man.

As discussed in other LJs and blogs, partly this is because film and TV writers are discouraged from writing material that passes it. Girls have cooties and viewers are assumed to be male, so unless the women are interacting with a guy there's no possible reason to have them in a story [1].

I'm sure the relevent link will turn up in comments.

Imagine the mirror image of the Bechdel test: Books and movies that have

1: At least two men,
2: Who talk to each other,
3: About something besides a woman.

These are pretty common. What I was wondering is if an author set out to deliberately write something that failed the mirror Bechdel test [2], would the readers notice?


1: Leaving aside porn.

2: I have a feeling there are some Archie comics that fail this test (Ones where the only men are Reggie, Archie and Jughead and all they talk about is Veronica and Betty).

No safety or surprise, the end

The final For Better or For Worse strip.

I've lost track of Johnston's plans so I don't know if this is just the last new strip or the last strip, period.

I guess Grandpa Jim gets to spend eternity in a coma, poised between life and death.

No safety or surprise, the end

The final For Better or For Worse strip.

I've lost track of Johnston's plans so I don't know if this is just the last new strip or the last strip, period.

I guess Grandpa Jim gets to spend eternity in a coma, poised between life and death.

No safety or surprise, the end

The final For Better or For Worse strip.

I've lost track of Johnston's plans so I don't know if this is just the last new strip or the last strip, period.

I guess Grandpa Jim gets to spend eternity in a coma, poised between life and death.

Prompted by a comment to a previous entry

What is the most quintessentially American comic strip? What about British?

Prompted by a comment to a previous entry

What is the most quintessentially American comic strip? What about British?

Prompted by a comment to a previous entry

What is the most quintessentially American comic strip? What about British?

Technorati, you never fail to amuse

Seen over on technorati:

14121 days ago in Torque Control

Or just under 40 years ago.

Technorati, you never fail to amuse

Seen over on technorati:

14121 days ago in Torque Control

Or just under 40 years ago.

Technorati, you never fail to amuse

Seen over on technorati:

14121 days ago in Torque Control

Or just under 40 years ago.

Am I right in thinking

That this appears to be referring to this?

Is there any agony greater than admitting in public that one got something wrong?

Am I right in thinking

That this appears to be referring to this?

Is there any agony greater than admitting in public that one got something wrong?

Am I right in thinking

That this appears to be referring to this?

Is there any agony greater than admitting in public that one got something wrong?

Reminder to self

Find out tomorrow why there was a City of Kitchener car, a cop car and a forensic identification van at the corner of Lancaster and Krug (in front of the TriPoint Variety store) when I went by in the bus at about 11 PM.

Reminder to self

Find out tomorrow why there was a City of Kitchener car, a cop car and a forensic identification van at the corner of Lancaster and Krug (in front of the TriPoint Variety store) when I went by in the bus at about 11 PM.

Reminder to self

Find out tomorrow why there was a City of Kitchener car, a cop car and a forensic identification van at the corner of Lancaster and Krug (in front of the TriPoint Variety store) when I went by in the bus at about 11 PM.