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What The Bechdel Test Is And Why Every Movie In Hollywood Needs To Pass It

Think of the last movie you watched and answer this: Did women talk to other women about anything other than men? Jobs, friendships, politics, life … seriously, anything else other than men?Let me be more specific: How can you tell whether a movie does a sucky job with its female characters? Well, pretty easily really:…

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