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Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.65,0:00:09.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Bechdel test or the Mo-Movie-Measure is a type of litmus test to assess the presence of women in
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.58,0:00:16.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,movies. It originated from Allison Bechdel's comic "Dykes to Watch out for" in 1985.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.78,0:00:18.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,here's how it works
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.48,0:00:21.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a movie just has to pass these three simple questions:
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.89,0:00:26.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the first, are there two or more women in it who have names?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.16,0:00:29.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,second, do they talk to each other?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.50,0:00:33.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and third, do they talk to each other about something other than a man?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.01,0:00:36.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's quite extraordinary, actually, how many movies don't pass this test
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.60,0:00:40.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,´Cause it is not even a sign of whether is a feminist movie or whether it's a good movie
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.69,0:00:43.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just that there is female presence in it and that they actually are engaging
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.75,0:00:45.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about things other than man.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.88,0:00:48.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To prove that this is actually a systemic problem, not just a few movies
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.49,0:00:49.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,here and there.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.59,0:00:52.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm gonna show you a couple of films that don't pass the test.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.64,0:01:24.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, you get the point.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.15,0:01:27.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is only just a few films out of the many films that
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.63,0:01:29.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,don't pass this test.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.08,0:01:32.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I call it a systemic problem, what I mean by this is that it's not
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.42,0:01:35.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just a few people here and there that don't like women
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.13,0:01:38.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or don't want women stories told but that rather the entire industry
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.61,0:01:45.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is built upon creating films and movies that cater to and that are about men
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.40,0:01:46.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Next time you go to the movies
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.96,0:01:48.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just ask yourself these few questions
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.66,0:01:51.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are there two or more women in it and do they have names?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.51,0:01:53.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do they talk to each other?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.16,0:01:56.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And do they talk to each other about something other than a man?