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#085: Does Spiderman Pass the Bechdel Test?
Pod Sequentialism with Matt Kennedy presented by Meltdown comics
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The Bechdel Test requires a film have two women who talk to each other about something other than a man. Geek website The Mary Sue claims that Spiderman: Homecoming fails that test, but Matt argues that they are wrong. Find out who's right on this controversial episode of Pod Sequentialism with Matt Kennedy. Presented by Meltdown Comics! Follow Pod Sequentialism! Twitter: @PodSeq Facebook: @PodSeq T-shirts: https://www.teepublic.com/user/meltdownnetwork Produced by Mason Booker Engineered by Matt Kennedy Theme music “Rumble” provided by www.Bensound.com
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