Alison Bechdel Has Amended the Bechdel Test Just for Fire Island

Alison Bechdel has spoken. The cartoonist has weighed in on a debate sparked by a rogue tweet from New York magazine audio editorial director Hanna Rosin that criticized the gay Hulu rom-com Fire Island for failing to pass the Bechdel Test—a litmus test that judges films on whether they feature at least two female characters who talk to each other about something other than a man. Twitter content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. “Okay, I just added a corollary to the Bechdel test,” Bechdel began her tweet. “Two men talking to each other… Read Full Article