Bechdel test - ST:TNG (4x05 - 4x06)
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I'm off to Zambia tomorrow. I should have internet access while there, but I'm going to be super-busy so I don't know if I'll have opportunity to post! I'm one of the official bloggers of the event, so when I get back I'll cross-post here, as appropriate.
Anyway, before I go, 4x05 - 4x06:
4x05 Remember Me
Where if there's nothing wrong with Beverly, there must be something wrong with the universe.
Speaking parts:
1. Dr Crusher
2. Dr Dailan Quace, white male
3. O'Brien
4. Geordi
5. Wes Crusher
6. Riker
7. Worf
8. Data
9. Picard
10. Troi
11. The Traveller
So:
- number of speaking parts: 11
- number of women speaking: 2 (18.2%)
- number of characters of colour speaking: 2 (18.2%)
- number of women of colour speaking: 0 (0%)
- Bechdel pass? Yes, on all three counts. Beverley discusses her mental state with Troi after she starts to suspect that she's going mad.
- race-Bechdel pass? No, the two COC do not speak to each other (fail # 2).
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4x06 Legacy
Where Tasha's sister turns up.
1. Worf
2. Riker
3. Troi
4. Data
5. Picard
6. unnamed male hispanic engineer
7. O'Brien
8. Dr Crusher
9. unnamed black male rebel (coalition)
10. unnamed white male rebel (coalition)
11. Ishara Yar
12. Geordi
13. unnamed black male rebel (alliance)
14. unnamed white female rebel (alliance)
So:
- number of speaking parts: 14
- number of women speaking: 4 (28.6%)
- number of characters of colour speaking: 5 (35.7%)
- number of women of colour speaking: 0 (0%)
- Bechdel pass? Yes, on all three counts. Ishara and Dr Crusher discuss DNA, and later Dr Crusher heals Ishara.
- race-Bechdel pass? Yes. Worf needs a diversion, and Gerodi provides... grenades. I wondered if this should be marginal, but decided to allow it in the end.
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Anyway, before I go, 4x05 - 4x06:
4x05 Remember Me
Where if there's nothing wrong with Beverly, there must be something wrong with the universe.
Speaking parts:
1. Dr Crusher
2. Dr Dailan Quace, white male
3. O'Brien
4. Geordi
5. Wes Crusher
6. Riker
7. Worf
8. Data
9. Picard
10. Troi
11. The Traveller
So:
- number of speaking parts: 11
- number of women speaking: 2 (18.2%)
- number of characters of colour speaking: 2 (18.2%)
- number of women of colour speaking: 0 (0%)
- Bechdel pass? Yes, on all three counts. Beverley discusses her mental state with Troi after she starts to suspect that she's going mad.
- race-Bechdel pass? No, the two COC do not speak to each other (fail # 2).
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4x06 Legacy
Where Tasha's sister turns up.
1. Worf
2. Riker
3. Troi
4. Data
5. Picard
6. unnamed male hispanic engineer
7. O'Brien
8. Dr Crusher
9. unnamed black male rebel (coalition)
10. unnamed white male rebel (coalition)
11. Ishara Yar
12. Geordi
13. unnamed black male rebel (alliance)
14. unnamed white female rebel (alliance)
So:
- number of speaking parts: 14
- number of women speaking: 4 (28.6%)
- number of characters of colour speaking: 5 (35.7%)
- number of women of colour speaking: 0 (0%)
- Bechdel pass? Yes, on all three counts. Ishara and Dr Crusher discuss DNA, and later Dr Crusher heals Ishara.
- race-Bechdel pass? Yes. Worf needs a diversion, and Gerodi provides... grenades. I wondered if this should be marginal, but decided to allow it in the end.
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Date: 2009-06-04 08:24 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-06-04 08:39 pm (UTC)And I'm now curious about how Voyager and DS9 would do!
I'm sorta hand-writing DSN as I watch episodes here and there - I'm watching it with
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Date: 2009-06-04 08:57 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-06-04 09:05 pm (UTC)Hee! Even though the actor is actually hispanic... I suppose it still counts. *g* And we have Harry and Tuvok as well. Come to think of it, Paris, the Doctor and Neelix would be the only white males who regularly get lines...
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Date: 2009-06-04 09:16 pm (UTC)I'm defiantely going to have go ahead with this, aren't I? *g*
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Date: 2009-06-04 09:21 pm (UTC)All I know about Native American culture I learned from the X-Files... I suspect that my knowledge is somewhat incomplete!
I'm defiantely going to have go ahead with this, aren't I? *g*
TOTALLY. Mwahahaha!
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Date: 2009-06-04 09:33 pm (UTC)That said, may I steal your rules and format? Pretty please? :D
(You are exhausting my supply of trek icons. I need to find some Voyager ones before I start, clearly.)
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Date: 2009-06-04 10:00 pm (UTC)(You are exhausting my supply of trek icons. I need to find some Voyager ones before I start, clearly.)
Time for trek_icons again! (I appear to only have 1 TNG icon. UNACCEPTABLE.)
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Date: 2009-06-04 10:08 pm (UTC)Tis no good! Trek icons must be had! Although, look what I found lurking in my usericons... I forgot I made that! Clearly I have too many icons. No, wait! I didn't say that!
(Also, interestingly, research reveals that Robert Beltan is of Mexican-Native American descent and describes himself as Latindio, according to imdb and wikipedia.)
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Date: 2009-06-05 08:28 am (UTC)(Also, interestingly, research reveals that Robert Beltan is of Mexican-Native American descent and describes himself as Latindio, according to imdb and wikipedia.)
Interesting, I did not know that...
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Date: 2009-06-05 10:40 am (UTC)Twenty-six.
I need a lie down.
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Date: 2009-06-05 10:54 am (UTC)