{"id":74803,"date":"2016-11-29T08:35:41","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T08:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/11\/29\/a-tasting-menu-of-female-representation\/"},"modified":"2016-11-29T08:35:41","modified_gmt":"2016-11-29T08:35:41","slug":"a-tasting-menu-of-female-representation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/11\/29\/a-tasting-menu-of-female-representation\/","title":{"rendered":"A Tasting Menu of Female Representation:"},"content":{"rendered":"

rehfan<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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madlori<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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qfeminism<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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thisisrabbit<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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priscellie<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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cl-hilbert<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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The Bechdel:<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

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two or more women talking to each other about something other than a man<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Mako Mori:<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

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at least one female character with her own narrative arc that is not about supporting a man\u2019s story<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Sexy Lamp:<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

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a female character that cannot be removed from the plot and replaced with a sexy lamp without destroying the story. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Chef\u2019s Specials:<\/p>\n

The Anti-Freeze:<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

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no woman assaulted, injured or killed to further the story of another character.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The \u201cStrength is Relative\u201d:<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

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complex women defined by solid characterization rather than a handful of underdeveloped masculine-coded stereotypes.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

<\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Furiosa test.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

^^<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cGhostbusters\u201d blows all of these tests completely out of the water.<\/p>\n

And generates at least one that I think ought to be added:<\/p>\n

The Pizza Night Test<\/b><\/p>\n

Women are shown eating non-salad food and no comment is made about anyone getting fat or breaking their diet.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I love everyone in this bar.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

rehfan: madlori: qfeminism: thisisrabbit: priscellie: cl-hilbert: The Bechdel: two or more women talking to each other about something other than a man The Mako Mori: at least one female character with her own narrative arc that is not about supporting a man\u2019s story The Sexy Lamp: a female character that cannot be removed from the … <\/p>\n

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