{"id":2057,"date":"2008-09-03T09:29:05","date_gmt":"2008-09-03T14:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/?p=2057"},"modified":"2008-09-03T09:29:05","modified_gmt":"2008-09-03T14:29:05","slug":"hollywood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/ho-of-the-week\/09\/03\/hollywood\/","title":{"rendered":"Hollywood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ho of the Week, and really of our lifetimes, is Hollywood. You can&#8217;t even spell Hollywood without ho. Anyways, the reason this week for calling Hollywood a ho is their complete inability to pass the <a href=\"http:\/\/dykestowatchoutfor.com\/the-rule\">Bechdel Rule<\/a>. The Bechdel Rule was introduced in Allison Bechdel&#8217;s comic <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dykestowatchoutfor.com\/index.php\">Dykes to Watch Out For<\/a> back in <a href=\"http:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/zizyphus\/34585797\/\">a 1985 strip<\/a>. The basic principle is that in order to pass three simple rules must be followed:<\/p>\n<p>1) There must be two women in it<br \/>\n2) They must speak to each other<br \/>\n3) About something besides a man<\/p>\n<p>The fact that there are so few movies that pass this test underlines the male-centric view of the world that Hollywood presents. Bitch Ph.D. <a href=\"http:\/\/bitchphd.blogspot.com\/2008\/07\/bechdel-rule-and-dark-knight.html\">discuss this phenomenon<\/a> in terms of summer blockbuster #1, the Dark Knight Returns. NPR discusses it and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/blogs\/monkeysee\/2008\/09\/the_bechdel_rule_1.html\">extends it to other under represented groups.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bechdel.nullium.net\/\">A list<\/a> of movies and their Bechdel Rule factor.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ho of the Week, and really of our lifetimes, is Hollywood. You can&#8217;t even spell Hollywood without ho. 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