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LeChuck4 Since: Feb, 2010
Ozbourne Part-Time Omen of Death from if it fits, I sits (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
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#66252: Jul 2nd 2011 at 1:46:09 PM

also I somehow interpreted "girl children are alien creatures" as being about alien girls.

Like Vriska.

Because everything is Vriska's fault.

Stupid doomed timeline...
robintherose Brain Girl Since: May, 2011
Brain Girl
#66253: Jul 2nd 2011 at 1:49:59 PM

I quite like the Bechdel Test - it's not perfect, but it's a good marker. Films that didn't pass it would be fine in a universe where an equalish number of films didn't pass a Reverse Bechdel.

The second Sex and The City film (don't ask) passes just barely thanks to an incredibly shoehorned in scene where two characters talk about how motherhood is really hard even when you have live-in nannies and all the money.

Now I've got this image of Robin's secret childhood love affair with Mr. T. - Idler 20
Ozbourne Part-Time Omen of Death from if it fits, I sits (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
Part-Time Omen of Death
#66254: Jul 2nd 2011 at 1:50:50 PM

go away crazy straggler.

Stupid doomed timeline...
Jumpingzombie Since: Jan, 2001
#66255: Jul 2nd 2011 at 1:51:02 PM

The Bechdel Test should only be a measure of the ratio of movies with and without two women having conversations about things other than men. However, people invest too much into it. "Oh X didn't/barely passed, all female characters in there are bad and terrible, duh." It's funny to see the discussions for Twilight. Oh, it passes, but you should the the bitch fits. There are so many technicalities why a film didn't/did pass, or it did pass, but it's horrible because a female was the villain therefore it never actually passed. Bechdel Test =/= feminism, Bechdel Test =/= well-rounded female character. There a site dedicated to recording films and which did/did not pass.

ImipolexZ do what thou wilt from above the clouds Since: Dec, 2010
do what thou wilt
#66256: Jul 2nd 2011 at 1:52:34 PM

^That's why I think that, while it can be interesting, it's not really that useful.

I didn't think I was dumb enough to enjoy this, but I was.
robintherose Brain Girl Since: May, 2011
Brain Girl
#66257: Jul 2nd 2011 at 1:55:53 PM

[up][up] I agree.

Like, Inception was a good movie, but it only had two female characters, one of which didn't exist outside the mind of a male character. That would be fine in and of itself (not all movies need to be about women or have equal numbers of men and women), but within the context of women not being that well represented across all media it is an interesting thing to note.

It was still a good movie, though. If you only watched movies that passed the test, you wouldn't watch many at all. Including many that have good representations of women but just fail for other reasons (ie not enough human characters, not enough characters, etc).

edited 2nd Jul '11 1:56:11 PM by robintherose

Now I've got this image of Robin's secret childhood love affair with Mr. T. - Idler 20
CentralAvenue Literally A Princess from The Palace of Serenity Since: Sep, 2014
Literally A Princess
#66258: Jul 2nd 2011 at 1:56:00 PM

For some reason I'm wondering why AU wanted to take pictures of Target.

Maybe my need to photograph mundane things has rubbed off on him.

edited 2nd Jul '11 1:56:21 PM by CentralAvenue

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Ozbourne Part-Time Omen of Death from if it fits, I sits (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
Part-Time Omen of Death
#66259: Jul 2nd 2011 at 1:57:15 PM

go awaaaaaaaay, I want to go eat food and be in my nice cool room.

Stupid doomed timeline...
Loid from Eastern Standard Time Since: Jun, 2011
#66260: Jul 2nd 2011 at 1:57:41 PM

*Gnaws*

"Dr. Strangeloid, or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Cleanlink" - thespacephantom
robintherose Brain Girl Since: May, 2011
Brain Girl
#66261: Jul 2nd 2011 at 1:58:23 PM

Loid it is really weird to see you posting with a non-adorable avatar.

Now I've got this image of Robin's secret childhood love affair with Mr. T. - Idler 20
LeChuck4 Since: Feb, 2010
#66262: Jul 2nd 2011 at 1:58:47 PM

What do you mean, "non-adorable"?

robintherose Brain Girl Since: May, 2011
Brain Girl
#66263: Jul 2nd 2011 at 1:59:26 PM

Have I committed some sort of Homestuck faux-pas?

Now I've got this image of Robin's secret childhood love affair with Mr. T. - Idler 20
LeChuck4 Since: Feb, 2010
#66264: Jul 2nd 2011 at 2:00:08 PM

Nah.

I'm just batshit insane.

robintherose Brain Girl Since: May, 2011
Brain Girl
#66265: Jul 2nd 2011 at 2:00:47 PM

Ah, good to know. I should probably make a note of that for future reference.

Now I've got this image of Robin's secret childhood love affair with Mr. T. - Idler 20
Loid from Eastern Standard Time Since: Jun, 2011
#66266: Jul 2nd 2011 at 2:01:26 PM

I like to think that this is what happened to Gamzee.

"Dr. Strangeloid, or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Cleanlink" - thespacephantom
Ozbourne Part-Time Omen of Death from if it fits, I sits (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
Part-Time Omen of Death
#66267: Jul 2nd 2011 at 2:04:12 PM

ok as soon as these STRAGGLING STRAGGLEBUTTS leave, it is closing time.

Stupid doomed timeline...
CentralAvenue Literally A Princess from The Palace of Serenity Since: Sep, 2014
Literally A Princess
#66268: Jul 2nd 2011 at 2:04:16 PM

For some reason I imagined Kanaya cut each strip of duct tape with her chainsaw

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ImipolexZ do what thou wilt from above the clouds Since: Dec, 2010
do what thou wilt
#66269: Jul 2nd 2011 at 2:04:23 PM

so is Gamzee a bad guy or something ?

I didn't think I was dumb enough to enjoy this, but I was.
LeChuck4 Since: Feb, 2010
Ozbourne Part-Time Omen of Death from if it fits, I sits (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
Part-Time Omen of Death
#66271: Jul 2nd 2011 at 2:05:02 PM

honk.

Stupid doomed timeline...
Ozbourne Part-Time Omen of Death from if it fits, I sits (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
Part-Time Omen of Death
#66273: Jul 2nd 2011 at 2:05:18 PM

HONK.

Stupid doomed timeline...
ImipolexZ do what thou wilt from above the clouds Since: Dec, 2010
do what thou wilt
#66274: Jul 2nd 2011 at 2:05:41 PM

I guess I'd have to read it then

Which I won't

I didn't think I was dumb enough to enjoy this, but I was.
Ozbourne Part-Time Omen of Death from if it fits, I sits (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
Part-Time Omen of Death
#66275: Jul 2nd 2011 at 2:06:04 PM

honk.

:o)

also stragglebutts gone and time to close not by myself though but still yay.

Stupid doomed timeline...

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