I believe that there will be value in having the Bechdel test until such a time as the proportion of films passing it, and the proportion of films passing the reverse Bechdel test is comparable. After all, while fixing the symptoms doesn't automatically fix the problem, it does remove some of the barriers to fixing the problem (e.g. scriptwriters being told to remove female to female dialogue because that'll prevent the film selling as well).
Of course, that doesn't mean people shouldn't also be looking beyond the test.
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Date: 2013-11-09 02:03 pm (UTC)Of course, that doesn't mean people shouldn't also be looking beyond the test.