July 11, 2013
"Yes, the Bechdel Test. It’s named for Alison Bechdel, who is a comic book creator. The test is, are there two named women in the film? Do they talk to each other? And is it about something other than a man? I actually think the Bechdel Test is a little advanced for us sometimes. I have one called the Sexy Lamp Test, which is, if you can remove a female character from your plot and replace her with a sexy lamp and your story still works, you’re a hack."

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Comic book writer Kelly Sue DeConnick (Captain Marvel, Avengers Assemble)

//Peach fails the Sexy Lamp Test in most of her roles, as does Zelda. Only Zelda’s alter egos really do anything, and even her Light Arrow-shooting can be replaced with switching the lamp on. To be fair, I thought Miyamoto was a hack long before I knew about the Sexy Lamp Test.

(via everbloom)

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