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“As the Bechdel Test began to creep into the sightline of mainstream movie criticism, it was notable to see the surprise of some male critics that their favorite movies—One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Goodfellas, The Princess Bride, Clerks, the original Star Wars trilogy, the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy, and even Tootsie, when you get right down to it—so soundly flunked it. For many women, the reaction was more of a shrug, along with relief that, finally, there was a simple way to help writers and directors step over an embarrassingly low baseline. To be clear, applying the rule isn’t about snatching away the well-earned status of Raging Bull or The Godfather or even This Is Spinal Tap. As Anita Sarkeesian, creator of the Web site Feminist Frequency, noted in a 2009 video about the rule, “It’s not even a sign of whether it’s a feminist movie, or whether it’s a good movie, just that there’s a female presence in it.” The latter point is something that many people fail to grasp when trying to explain away why their favorite movies don’t pass the test (“But Batman is the hero of the movie! Of course the women characters are going to talk about him!”): the Bechdel Test is not a judgment of quality or nuance. After all, the beautiful, moving Gravity fails the test, while a formulaic rom-com like 27 Dresses passes with no problem. But the test itself is a simple, bloodless assessment of whether female characters are deemed important to a story—and a way to conclude that, most of the time, they aren’t.”
— We Were Feminists Once: From Riot Grrrl to CoverGirl®, the Buying and Selling of a Political Movement (Zeisler, Andi)
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This makes me happy that it has an explanation, because too many people misunderstand the point of the test. “It sets the bar too low!” They say. That’s the point. It’s the lowest bar possible and many movies can’t pass it.
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straight people shut up challenge
Frank stop. Go read a book or yell at a cloud it would be just as useful as this statement you left on Twitter.
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He did add this later, which is… something?
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[x] good ending
Frank Oz is wonderful and very lovely on his Twitter, I’m glad he listened to how other people felt and was able to understand why this was important for a lot of people.
A good example of “not everyone who messes up is being malicious and are willing to learn, so don’t write them off right away.”
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awkwafina - the first asian american host of snl in eighteen years.
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When I pray to the Lord, I dream Him moved in heaven: all ears dragged to the ground—
black earth—I buckle in—steel tracks, bent, smoothed— The engine of the maker runs me down
and God is both the table and the hunger, and I am both the bullet and the gunner.
— Natasha Oladokun, from “Saturday Night Special” published in American Poetry Review
Source: aprweb.org
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“Lighten Up” by Ronald Wimberly
Beautifuly written- and drawn.
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THE TOP 10 HIGHEST GROSSING FILMS IN BLACK CINEMA
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Writing x Characters When You Aren’t x, A Masterlist
x: a variable used to represent something unknown.
We’ve seen an influx of questions about how to write stories based around characters of color, disability, non-binary, etc. when the author does not fall into these categories. Rather than have these posts take over the site, we’ve decided to compile a list of resources to help our fellow writers become more educated about writing what they do not immediately know. However, this list is not the end-all-be-all of knowledge; one should always try to learn from someone with first hand experience in any topic. The world is constantly growing and changing, and because of that, there will always be more to learn. The admins at Plotline Hotline want to help writers form respectful, informed, and realistic characters that broaden the narrow range we see in literature today.
*Be wary that some of the topics listed below contain sensitive material. Reader discretion is advised.*
As always, the links I found to be especially apt will be in bold. Topics are listed alphabetically, excepting the “other” section.
Culture
Disability
Social Security Disability: List of Impairments, Medical Conditions, and Problems [List] (United States)
Writing Blind Characters [List]
Diversity
Diversity, Political Correctness and The Power of Language
Diversity Book List [List][Books]
Gender
Illness
The Spoon Theory - Also pertains to disibility
Neurotype (Including Mental Health)
Race
Religion
Sexuality
Overview of Gay and Lesbian Parenting, Adoption and Foster Care (United States)
Other
I hope that this list will provide topics a writer may not initially think to research when writing. If there are any resources that you think would be fitting for this list, please let us know! We want to have as many helpful sources as possible to maximize learning opportunities.
Stay educated,
xx Sarah
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“It really kills me how Asian males are being emasculated, especially in TV and film, I’ve definitely been a victim of discrimination and that’s one of the biggest reasons that I stay in this game—so I can change that.” — Manny Jacinto
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Representation matters
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Yuzuru Hanyu, “From now, I hope that this can be an opportunity to lead to more use of music from my own country or utilizing aspects of unique cultures in the music of competitions.” (FCCJ Press Conference 2018)
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AlexShibutani: Last night was a dream that became a reality. MaiaShibutani and I have worked so hard for this! Proud to be the first ice dance team of Asian descent to win a medal at the Olympics. (THREAD)
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If I, at eight, or 10, or 14 (oh god, 14), had seen Adam Rippon in all his swanning, proud splendor, and everyone applauding him for it, it would have destroyed me—but also remade me. It would have said something to me that I rarely ever heard said. How much time young queer people spend yearning for that kind of connection, forever sifting through culture to find the gay stuff. When you find it, it can speak to you in almost holy tones. On Sunday night, there was gay stuff, and swishy gay stuff to boot, right there on national TV, for anyone who wanted it: powerful and accomplished and beautiful.
“The Bittersweet Beauty of Adam Rippon,” by Richard Lawson for Vanity Fair (via boykeats)
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So I’ve been overwhelmed by the black panther comicon appearance and I’ve been dwelling on how revolutionary the black panther movie is going to be, what it’s going to mean to countless people when this movie comes out and how long we still have to go, So I decided to put this short photoset together to illustrate exactly how big of a deal it is and how it is bigger than one person.
it’s so bittersweet because when I was younger (especially growing up where I did, a black kid in Finland) I really wished I had more access to imagery and media that reflected who I was because it would have made my life radically different for the better and I wouldn’t be at 26 (STILL) doing damage control but on the flipside, I’m so in awe of all of the beautiful talent in 2016 that younger black kids are able to see and be inspired by.
I think I was like 4 years old when I conciously picked up race and color via watching Disney’s “Aladdin” and I noticed how Jafar, the evil royal guards etc the villains were more ethnic looking or a shade darker than the “good” characters.
it’s insidious because you’re seeing something but at age 4, you don’t have the comprehension skill or knowledge to break it down and see it for what it is (Colorism, Societal bias against black people which is rooted in centuries of white supremacist doctrine, society associates things that are dark/darker colors with evil, danger, ugliness, dirt etc) and reject it.
so you pick it up and see it on a surface level and you think to yourself “well darker must mean ugly, criminal and less human”…then what happens when you look at yourself in the mirror and find out that you are black?
and guess what? if a 4 year old black kid can pick that up and internalize that about him/her/themselves….then a white kid can sponge up the same language and imagery that dehumanizes black people too (subconciously/conciously)…what happens when when these people grow up? become teachers, doctors, law enforcement etc? what kind of impact is that going to have?
I’m going off on a tangent and that’s just one personal example but society does that on a global grand scale and it is largely unchecked.
but honestly though,look at the photoset and think about how many talented people out there that we love and respect….who would NOT have achieved the things they did if it wasn’t for another person before them inspiring them to reach their goals and acting as trail blazers when it seemed as though it was impossible….then think about the flipside and how many people, with all the potential in the world, never lived to become great because they were met with more images dehumanizing them than ones uplifting them…this is why the fight for HONEST representation is important and it continues.
…anyway, here are some pictures to make you smile, the next gen gives me hope
I thought for a hot second that the Black Panther kid was getting like, petted. So freakin’ cute oh my jebus. I would die if I saw a lil’ Tip Tucci at a con!
Don’t forget about the little boy who specifically asked to touch the President’s head, to see if the President of the United States had hair like his.
