How to cheat on the Bechdel test
Jan. 21st, 2012 12:43 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
desperanceHee. Go meta, young man. From this morning's WiP:
I suddenly wanted to talk to her about Jacey, but I was damned if my own life was going to fail the Bechdel test. Instead I said, “Julie,” in hopes that she would reply in kind, “tell me what happened down in the station. Is Reno all right?”
Two women: tick. With names: tick. Talking to each other: tick. About something other than a man: tick.
I wonder if my editor will ask questions...?
I suddenly wanted to talk to her about Jacey, but I was damned if my own life was going to fail the Bechdel test. Instead I said, “Julie,” in hopes that she would reply in kind, “tell me what happened down in the station. Is Reno all right?”
Two women: tick. With names: tick. Talking to each other: tick. About something other than a man: tick.
I wonder if my editor will ask questions...?