The Harry Potter series would fail, so too the Star Wars franchise ... Sweden has made an interesting move in introducing a Bechdel ratings system. Currently run by one organisation, a state rating board has expressed a positive view on this.
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Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Bechdel Test becomes ratings system in Sweden
Labels:
Bechdel Test,
censor,
female filmmakers,
feminism,
Harry Potter,
ratings,
sexism,
Star Wars,
Sweden,
women
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