History Quotes / TheBechdelTest

->''"''Your'' tale as old as time\\

'Til a man just appears"''

->''"And I tried to remember any case in the course of my reading where two women are represented as friends…They are now and then mothers and daughters. But almost without exception they are shown in their relation to men. It was strange to think that all the great women of fiction were, until Jane Austen’s day, not only seen by the other sex, but seen only in relation to the other sex. And how small a part of a woman’s life is that."''

->''"It’s not that the Bechdel test identifies particularly good or feminist films. It’s that it’s [[DamnedByFaintPraise a low bar]] to clear that huge swaths of things simply don’t."''

->''"Even when they formed their own religious group, these women still go on about shrivelled gonads and limp dicks. Talk about failing the Bechdel test."''

->'''Laura''': I'd also like to note that there is literally only one scene where any female characters appear in either of these issues, and this is it. Naturally, they do not speak.
->'''David''': OOH LOOK AT LAURA HUDSON AND HER RADICAL FEMINIST AGENDA. There you go, commenters. [[DearNegativeReader I saved you the trouble!]]

->'''Laura''': I’d also like to note that there is literally only one scene where any female characters appear in either of these issues, and this is it. Naturally, they do not speak.
->'''David''': OOH LOOK AT LAURA HUDSON AND HER RADICAL FEMINIST AGENDA. There you go, commenters. [[DearNegativeReader I saved you the trouble!]]
-->--[[http://comicsalliance.com/batman-odyssey-neal-adams-review/ Laura Hudson]], "The Complete and Utter Insanity of ''ComicBook/BatmanOdyssey''"

->''"A young woman achieves all of her goals. She finds an object of value—in this case, a broad-chested brunet man—and sacrifices as much as she believes necessary (the ocean, talking, etc.) in order to acquire him. ''[[MisaimedFandom —Four stars.]]''"''
-->--[[http://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/ayn-rand-reviews-childrens-movies "Ayn Rand"]] on ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid''

->''"Lara Croft's breasts aren't [[MostCommonSuperpower mega enormous]] any more. No big boobs, no misogyny. They are the canaries of the industry's coal mine."''
-->--'''''Website/SomethingAwful''''' parodies ''Videogame/TombRaider2013''

->''"After ''Film/CutthroatIsland'' was released, ''[Geena]'' Davis wrote a letter to ''Entertainment'' Weekly telling them to never mention her again because of their '[[DearNegativeReader mean-spirited, error-filled articles]]' about the movie. But as she said then, despite the fact that it flopped, she wasn't embarrassed by the film's high budget or how badly it did. She was happy that a 'film like this one can be on the shoulders of a woman.[='=]''
->''Now we know: Being [[BoxOfficeBomb expensive and bad]] isn't just for men."''
-->--'''[[http://jezebel.com/revisiting-cutthroat-island-the-feminist-pirate-movie-1642937289 Kate Dries]]''', "Revisiting ''Cutthroat Island'', the Feminist Pirate Movie That Failed"

->''"It's fascinating to compare the lives of Sisko and [[Series/StarTrekVoyager Janeway]] in their respective series six -- he is juggling the fates of Empires whilst she is [[http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Fair_Haven_%28episode%29 personalising her own dildo!]]"''
-->--'''[[http://www.docohobigfinish.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/deep-space-nine-season-six.html Doc Oho]]''' on ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', "In the Pale Moonlight"

->''"[[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Uhura’s]] position on the bridge of the ''Enterprise'' was notably [[TokenMinority primarily due to her ethnicity]] – it was great to have an African American in such a prominent position. Uhura’s position is a lot less flattering viewed through [[TheBechdelTest a feminist lens]] – Nichelle Nichols has conceded that Uhura was essentially the ''Enterprise''[=’=]s [[StayInTheKitchen receptionist]]... While ''[[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Deep Space Nine]]'' did better, it’s still notable that their later {{mirror universe}} episodes were preoccupied with the notion that '[[GirlOnGirlIsHot girls kissing girls are hot]]' and produced episodes like Profit and Lace. All of this is a very roundabout way of suggesting that Janeway was probably always going to be tough character for ''Star Trek'' to write, and that the show needed to be very careful with her."''
-->--'''Darren Mooney''' [[http://them0vieblog.com/2014/10/06/star-trek-voyager-prime-factors-review/ on]] ''Series/StarTrekVoyager''

->''"''[Brannon]'' Braga had talked about T'Pol having her first ''[[MateOrDie pon farr]]'' several times long before this episode came out, with all the maturity you'd expect this topic to be given: none whatsoever. First, to get this out there, it was explicitly stated that it's something only ''the males'' undergo; ''[[Film/StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock Star Trek III]]'' made it clear. Now, I'm not saying this to say '[[SeriesContinuityError continuity error]]' (even though it is), but as an illustration of the attitude. Because I'm pretty sure the producers were not giddily discussing [[Series/StarTrekVoyager Tuvok's]] ''pon farr''. They didn't even address it until Season Seven, in the b-plot of [[http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Blood_Fever_%28episode%29 an episode]] that was so ludicrous, it made you forget the other part was even there!\\\
And the ironic part is that ''Voyager'' '''did''' bring it up... but only to somehow give it to Torres, leading to--let me remind you if you have forgotten--a guy trying to beat a woman into unconsciousness so he could have sex with her while three men watched; or as it's known in ''Star Trek'', [[UnfortunateImplications feminism]]."''
-->--'''{{Website/SFDebris}}''' on ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'', "Bounty"

->''"Its fascinating to compare the lives of Sisko and [[Series/StarTrekVoyager Janeway]] in their respective series six -- he is juggling the fates of Empires whilst she is [[http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Fair_Haven_%28episode%29 personalising her own dildo!]]"''

-->--'''[[http://www.docohobigfinish.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/deep-space-nine-season-six.html Doc Och]]''' on ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', "In the Pale Moonlight"

->''"This is the story where Sarah is so badly written that she admits [[BrainlessBeauty thinking gives her a headache.]]"''
-->--'''[[http://docohobigfinish.blogspot.com/2013/08/revenge-of-cybermen-written-by-gerry.html Doc Oho]]''' on ''Doctor Who'', [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS12E5RevengeOfTheCybermen}} "Revenge of the Cybermen"]]

->''"An industrious young woman neglects to charge for her housekeeping services and is [[RootingForTheEmpire rightly exploited for her naïveté.]] She dies without ever having sought her own happiness as the highest moral aim. I did not finish watching this movie, finding it impossible to sympathize with the main character. ''—No stars''.'"''
-->--[[http://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/ayn-rand-reviews-childrens-movies "Ayn Rand"]] on ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarves''

-->--'''''Website/SomethingAwful''''' lampoons this trope, ''Videogame/TombRaider2013''

->''"After ''Film/CutthroatIsland'' was released, ''[Geena]'' Davis wrote a letter to ''Entertainment'' Weekly telling them to never mention her again because of their 'mean-spirited, error-filled articles' about the movie. But as she said then, despite the fact that it flopped, she wasn't embarrassed by the film's high budget or how badly it did. She was happy that a 'film like this one can be on the shoulders of a woman.[='=]''

->''"After ''Film/CutthroatIsland'' was released, ''[Geena]'' Davis wrote a letter to ''Entertainment'' Weekly telling them to never mention her again because of their 'mean-spirited, error-filled articles' about the movie. But as she said then, despite the fact that it flopped, she wasn't embarrassed by the film's high budget or how badly it did. She was happy that a 'film like this one can be on the shoulders of a woman.'\\\
Now we know: Being [[BoxOfficeBomb expensive and bad]] isn't just for men. It's for women too, even if they only get one shot at it."''

--> -- '''WebVideo/ThatSciFiGuy''', ''WebVideo/BadMovieBeatdown: The Shepherd''

-->--'''''Website/SomethingAwful''''' lampoons ''Videogame/TombRaider2013''

->''"''[Brannon]'' Braga had talked about T'Pol having her first ''pon farr'' several times long before this episode came out, with all the maturity you'd expect this topic to be given: none whatsoever. First, to get this out there, it was explicitly stated that it's something only ''the males'' undergo; ''[[Film/StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock Star Trek III]]'' made it clear. Now, I'm not saying this to say '[[SeriesContinuityError continuity error]]' (even though it is), but as an illustration of the attitude. Because I'm pretty sure the producers were not giddily discussing [[Series/StarTrekVoyager Tuvok's]] ''pon farr''. They didn't even address it until Season Seven, in the b-plot of [[http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Blood_Fever_%28episode%29 an episode]] that was so ludicrous, it made you forget the other part was even there!\\\

->''"This was part of their May {{sweeps}} attempt where they pitched this double-header as follows: 'Celebrate 50 years of episodes with ''Enterprise''!', and after that, 'How will the ''Enterprise'' crew handle deal with T'Pol in heat?!'\\\
...''[Brannon]'' Braga had talked about T'Pol having her first ''pon farr'' several times long before this episode came out, with all the maturity you'd expect this topic to be given: none whatsoever. First, to get this out there, it was explicitly stated that it's something only ''the males'' undergo; ''[[Film/StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock Star Trek III]]'' made it clear. Now, I'm not saying this to say '[[SeriesContinuityError continuity error]]' (even though it is), but as an illustration of the attitude. Because I'm pretty sure the producers were not giddily discussing [[Series/StarTrekVoyager Tuvok's]] ''pon farr''. They didn't even address it until Season Seven, in the b-plot of [[http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Blood_Fever_%28episode%29 an episode]] that was so ludicrous, it made you forget the other part was even there!\\\
And the ironic part is that ''Voyager'' '''did''' bring it up... but only to somehow give it to Torres, leading to--let me remind you if you have forgotten--a guy trying to beat a woman into unconsciousness so he could have sex with her while three men watched; or as it's known in ''Star Trek'', [[UnfortunateImplications FEMINISM]]."''

...''[Brannon]'' Braga had talked about T'Pol having her first ''pon farr'' several times long before this episode came out First, with all the maturity you'd expect this topic to be given: none whatsoever. First, to get this out there, it was explicitly stated that it's something only ''the males'' undergo; ''[[Film/StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock Star Trek III]]'' made it clear. Now, I'm not saying this to say '[[SeriesContinuityError continuity error]]' (even though it is), but as an illustration of the attitude. Because I'm pretty sure the producers were not giddily discussing [[Series/StarTrekVoyager Tuvok's]] ''pon farr''. They didn't even address it until Season Seven, in the b-plot of [[http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Blood_Fever_%28episode%29 an episode]] that was so ludicrous, it made you forget the other part was even there!\\\

...First, to get this out there, it was explicitly stated that it's something only ''the males'' undergo; ''[[Film/StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock Star Trek III]]'' made it clear. Now, I'm not saying this to say '[[SeriesContinuityError continuity error]]' (even though it is), but as an illustration of the attitude. Because I'm pretty sure the producers were not giddily discussing [[Series/StarTrekVoyager Tuvok's]] ''pon farr''. They didn't even address it until Season Seven, in the b-plot of [[http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Blood_Fever_%28episode%29 an episode]] that was so ludicrous, it made you forget the other part was even there!\\\

->''"This was part of their May {{sweeps}} attempt where they pitched this double-header as follows: 'Celebrate 50 years of episodes with ''Enterprise''!', and after that, 'How will the ''Enterprise'' crew handle deal with T'Pol in heat?!' ...First, to get this out there, it was explicitly stated that it's something only ''the males'' undergo; ''[[Film/StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock Star Trek III]]'' made it clear. Now, I'm not saying this to say '[[SeriesContinuityError continuity error]]' (even though it is), but as an illustration of the attitude. Because I'm pretty sure the producers were not giddily discussing [[Series/StarTrekVoyager Tuvok's]] ''pon farr''. They didn't even address it until Season Seven, in the b-plot of [[http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Blood_Fever_%28episode%29 an episode]] that was so ludicrous, it made you forget the other part was even there! And the ironic part is that ''Voyager'' '''did''' bring it up... but only to somehow give it to Torres, leading to--let me remind you if you have forgotten--a guy trying to beat a woman into unconsciousness so he could have sex with her while three men watched; or as it's known in ''Star Trek'', [[UnfortunateImplications FEMINISM]]."''

->''"This was part of their May {{sweeps}} attempt where they pitched this double-header as follows: 'Celebrate 50 years of episodes with ''Enterprise''!', and after that, 'How will the ''Enterprise'' crew handle deal with T'Pol in heat?!' ...First, to get this out there, it was explicitly stated that something only ''the males'' undergo; ''[[Film/StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock Star Trek III]]'' made it clear. Now, I'm not saying this to say '[[SeriesContinuityError continuity error]]' (even though it is), but as an illustration of the attitude. Because I'm pretty sure the producers were not giddily discussing [[Series/StarTrekVoyager Tuvok's]] ''pon farr''. They didn't even address it until Season Seven, in the b-plot of [[http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Blood_Fever_%28episode%29 an episode]] that was so ludicrous, it made you forget the other part was even there! And the ironic part is that ''Voyager'' '''did''' bring it up... but only to somehow give it to Torres, leading to--let me remind you if you have forgotten--a guy trying to beat a woman into unconsciousness so he could have sex with her while three men watched; or as it's known in ''Star Trek'', [[UnfortunateImplications FEMINISM]]."''

--> -- '''Virgina Woolf'''