tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039670737739959567.post8169426752296187878..comments2023-05-11T18:40:10.140+07:00Comments on by David Barron: The Bechdel TestAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12701186474452272514noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039670737739959567.post-71983650644590623502010-10-18T08:34:09.853+07:002010-10-18T08:34:09.853+07:00It seems that most of Writing (besides, of course,...It seems that most of Writing (besides, of course, actually writing) is empathy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12701186474452272514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039670737739959567.post-65772307084054086282010-10-18T02:51:12.684+07:002010-10-18T02:51:12.684+07:00Good test, I like it. I think beyond trying to av...Good test, I like it. I think beyond trying to avoid sexist or racially exclusive stories, it helps you get out of your own shoes, which is essential to writing well crafted and believable characters/stories. If you’re a well-to-do white man, your stories will be one-note if that’s all you can give the audience (I’m using you in a general sense, not you specifically :-) ). The idea gets two thumbs up from me (And she wanders off to test the concept on her own work...)Marina J. Lostetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09945948673202517705noreply@blogger.com