Now Bechdel has given us a new graphic memoir fitting for the year 2021. The tragic comedy documents Bechdel’s upbringing in a funeral home and her coming out to her gay, but closeted father. The idea was born out of one of Bechdel’s early comic strips, “Dykes to Watch Out For.” It’s the kind of thought provoking observational comedy that has come to define her work since, like her 2006 memoir, “Fun Home,” which was transformed into a Tony Award-winning musical. It’s become the litmus test for gender representation in Hollywood, asking whether a film features two female characters that, one, have names of their own and, two, discuss a topic other than a man. She’s an author and cartoonist, but her name perhaps is most recognizable because of the Bechdel Test. I’m Kara Swisher, and you’re listening to “Sway.” My guest today is Alison Bechdel. (SINGING) When you walk in the room, do you have sway? kara swisher Transcript Exercise, and Accept Your ‘Inevitable Demise’ Alison Bechdel, the cartoonist behind the Bechdel Test, on what exercise reveals about us.
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