Dykes to Watch Out For

women. However, with the systematic underrepresentation of women in the media, does this still reign true? One concept that has been making rounds as a defining factor in whether a movie properly represents women as humans in the narrative space dominated by men is the Bechdel test. In order to progress towards the equal representation of women in the media, all movies should pass the Bechdel test. But what exactly is the Bechdel test? Popularized by cartoonist Alison Bechdel in 1985, The Bechdel Test, also known as the Mo Movie Measure or Bechdel Rule, is a simple test that determines whether women are portrayed as humans in a story, acting as subjects rather than objects. Bechdel came up with the test in the panels of her comic, “Dykes to Watch Out For”, in a strip called “The Rule”. It was simply in the form of one woman explaining her “rule” about movies to another woman. The rule names the three following criteria. First, a movie must have at least two female characters that are preferably named. Second, they must sustain a conversation with each other. Finally, that conversation must be about something other than a man.…

letters, photographs, etc. -- to formulate a judgment about her father’s life. Throughout the novel, it’s clear Alison’s relationship with her parents is tumultuous. Due to her father’s uptight, perfectionist nature, Bechdel finds it difficult to attain his approval and criticize him; moreover, she describes showing him affection “an even dicier adventure [than criticizing him]” (19). She often views her parents in a fictitious sense versus a realistic one; in fact, her “parents are more real to…

Alison Bechdel was born in September 10, 1960 in Beech Creek, Pennsylvania. She grew up with two younger brothers and her parents Bruce and Helen Bechdel. Both of her parents were high school teachers and ran a funeral home together that was owned by her grandfather. Alison Bechdel grew up in a very large house that her father spent most of his time working in, and when he wasn’t working on it he was reading. Alison’s influences are definitely her father and her family. Her father was very…

People who make the news such as in this case Laquan McDonald who was fatally shot by Jason Van Dyke are not in the right mind mentally. Mental illness has been stressed day in and out, but does McDonald deserve to get shot for this? Going off the title, “Bad Apple Cops” are to quick to shoot. Our buckets have been tainted and after the dashcam video surfaces, we always see what could have and should have been done to prevent this situation for going down the way it did. Overall, cops aren’t all…

1. Television, movies, or music? The three vehicles mentioned above have a huge impact on popular culture and society. Television is the visual element, movies being what I would call the edited visual element and music the element that you hear. Of those three vehicles, television has the greatest impact on politics. Television is used to broadcast news, events, and updates regarding everything happening in our society. Rather it is something that has went viral online, or an after math of a…

“Murder at the Margin” starts off with a professor from Harvard University Henry Spearman, who taught economics, him and his wife both, were going on vacation to Cinnamon Bay. While on a ferry that was taking them to the island, they meet an old coworker, Professor Mathew Dyke who teaches theology at Harvard. While the Spearman’s were on the islands they meet different type of people. They met a Supreme Court retiree Justice Foote and his wife. Then Mr. and Mrs. Doakes but Mr. Doakes had a…

The scene begins when Big Boo is walking out of a bar with another woman who she is attracted to and wants to take back home with her. (Season 3, Episode 4, “Finger in the Dyke”) As they walk down the street, they are called, “fucking dykes”, by a young man. Big Boo becomes angry and aggressive and begins to yell at the young man, until he runs off. The other woman states that she no longer wants to go to Big Boo’s home, and that she ruined the night because she was acting like a butch lesbian.…

Usually they are labeled as comedies and are not part of the majority shown on television. However in the 2015, reboot of the movie Ghostbusters, many people did not like it. These people were mad at the gender switch. They didn 't mind that they were all female ghostbusters but the fact that the male secretary was straight up stupid. They claimed that you could not show men that way. Over the years television has changed moving men and women into a more equal playing field. Television has…

Bye Bye Birdie Bye Bye Birdie is a comedic musical with the music by Charles Strouse in 1963. The following cast members sing many solos, duos, trios and full cast songs: Janet Leigh (Rosie DeLeon), Dick Van Dyke (Albert F. Peterson), Ann-Margret (Kim McAfee), Maureen Stapleton (Mae Peterson), Bobby Rydell (Hugo Peabody), Jesse Pearson (Conrad Birdie). There are 15 songs total. “Bye Bye Birdie” intro is a solo by Kim. It is a song with an upbeat tempo. Lyrics are depressing because she is…

Adolescence: The first time that I legitimately encountered homosexuality was in the eighth grade when my best friend came out to me as bisexual. Up until that point, the idea of non-heterosexual sexuality had been too distant to comprehend, but when my friend came out to me, it became a concept I could understand personally. The label instantly resided with me. I didn’t need time to consider, I came out to her as bisexual less than a week later, making use of the first sexual label I…