The Bechdel Test

Alright, so let’s talk about another feminist aspiration that someone who cares about women in fiction in any format–books, television, movies, etc.–should know about. It’s called The Bechdel Test.

WWWWWD?

What would a white male do? That’s what I’ve asked myself sometimes when I don’t have the confidence to do something I should be able to do. But what if I asked, what would a woman wearing white do? Maybe I’d be stronger. Maybe you would be, too.

The Real Heroes

Okay, so I’m talking to one of my friends last week about this whole “feminist hero” problem, and she says the following: “Well, you know the real problem, don’t you? It’s that the only true feminist heroes out there are lesbians.” But really, who are the feminist heroines? What do they look like?

Romantic Heroes: Feminist?

So I had the great pleasure this week to have not one, not two, NOT EVEN THREE, but FOUR conversations about feminist ideals. Some of those conversations took place with men who were legitimately interested. Which made me think: why isn’t there a “feminist romantic hero” category for book browsers?