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Star Trek Bechdel-Wallace Test Results Graphed

by trekkiefeminist

My full write-up and analysis of applying the Bechdel-Wallace test to Star Trek episodes is now up here at The Mary Sue. Two small corrections were made to the results after TMS published – one TOS and one VOY that I failed to count as passes (“What Are Little Girls Made Of?” and “Caretaker”). The …

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Guinan talks to Lal in "The Offspring"

Star Trek: The Next Generation Bechdel-Wallace Test Results

by trekkiefeminist

We’re finished running the Bechdel Test on every single live action episode of Star Trek! I feel like Troi, having just been presented with the biggest chocolate sundae of all time. I feel like Worf facing down a row of Klingons with pain sticks. I feel like Wesley the first time he’s allowed on the …

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T'Pol talks to Hoshi, each at their bridge station

Enterprise Bechdel-Wallace Test Results

by trekkiefeminist

Huge thanks to skadoo3 for her help running the Bechdel Test on Enterprise. Only one series (TNG) left to go! As a reminder, in order for an episode to pass, it must include: Two named women characters Who talk to each other About something other than a man As with the Deep Space Nine and Voyager results: The first percentage indicates the result …

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Janeway faces herself in "Deadlock"

Star Trek: Voyager Bechdel-Wallace Test Results

by trekkiefeminist

Another series Bechdel tested! Particular thanks to Abby (cafekreludor) for the help on Seasons 5-7. I am using the same method as I did with the Deep Space Nine results, as follows: The first percentage indicates the result if you require that the two female characters clearly address each other, even in group scenes. The second percentage (in …

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Dax and Kira talk in "Duet"

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Bechdel-Wallace Test Results

by trekkiefeminist

Bechdel Testing Deep Space Nine was more complicated than The Original Series. Not only were there more episodes and more female characters, but there were also many episodes where two women (usually Kira and Dax) had back-to-back lines in a group scene but it wasn’t always clear whether this was enough to say they were definitively …

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Mako Mori in Pacific Rim

Mako Mori Testing the Star Trek Movies

by trekkiefeminist

When I was writing about Bechdel-Wallace testing Star Trek, a couple folks brought up the Mako Mori test. It’s a similar idea to the Bechdel test, but gets at a bit of a different angle. For a movie to pass the Mako Mori test, it must have: a) at least one female character; b) who gets her …

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Vina as an Orion slave girl

How to Do Feminist Media Analysis: Star Trek Edition

by trekkiefeminist

Believe it or not, watching TV with a feminist lens can be fun, and it doesn’t have to be hard. When it comes down to it, it’s just critical thinking, asking questions about the media you’re looking at. If we aren’t looking at media critically it can exercise undue influence on our views about people …

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