http://www.metafilter.com/tags/middleman Posts tagged with 'middleman' at MetaFilter. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 05:28:52 -0800 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 05:28:52 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/74592/The%2DBechdel%2DTest <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alison_Bechdel">Alison Bechdel</a>, creator of the very long-running <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=alison+bechdel+dykes&x=0&y=0">"Dykes to Watch Out For"</a> as well as the autobiographical graphic novel <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0618871713/metafilter-20/ref=nosim/">"Fun Home"</a>, may end up best known for her creation/popularization of <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/zizyphus/34585797/">"The Bechdel Test"</a> (also <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dykes_to_Watch_Out_For#The_Bechdel_test">mentioned</a> on wikipedia). NPR has just done a <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94202522">segment</a> on The Bechdel Test, and their pop culture blog has taken things <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2008/09/the_bechdel_rule_1.html">one step beyond</a>, with suggestions for other rules for "The Deggans Rule", after Eric Deggans, (1. at least two non-white characters 2. in a show that's not about race), and "The Morales Rule", after <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1122770/">"Middleman</a> star Natalie Morales, (1. Nobody calls anybody Papi, 2. No dancing to salsa music, 3. No gratuitous Spanish). The Middleman has been mentioned <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/73610/Fighting-evil-so-you-dont-have-to">previously</a>, and its stellar passing of the Bechdel test <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/73610/Fighting-evil-so-you-dont-have-to#2197520">noted</a> tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.74592 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 05:28:52 -0800 bechdel bechdeltest dykestowatchoutfor middleman npr popculture rules rmd1023