Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of films that pass the Bechdel test
As the creator of this list, I am aware that the Bechdel test has its limitations with regard to reflecting whether a film is feminist and/or gender-equal (which I cite in the description). But regarding the possible difficulties in determining whether the criteria are met (e. g. what counts as a conversation), these seem to be no greater than the difficulty of determining, say, the genre of a film. Most lists of films by genre (e. g. List of drama films of the 1990s) on Wikipedia do not seem to contain reliable sources for a film's genre, and yet do not raise  concerns. Whether or not a genre is very well defined, it usually does not take a film expert to state whether a given film belongs to a certain genre. It is a somewhat (though not entirely) subjective property of a film that most people would be able to determine for themselves when watching it. Genres are useful for describing films and are commonly used on Wikipedia, even without reliable sources. I would argue that the Bechdel test criteria are similar, and perhaps even better defined than the criteria for, say, a drama film. The "named character" and "minimum of 60 seconds" criteria are based on sources I cite in the article, not my own inventions. I chose to use these criteria for the reasons I cite in the article, but also because (as stated above) the list might otherwise become much too long. However, I admit that including non-male characters was my own idea and I would be ok with removing this for the sake of saving the article
— User:Oleasylvestris, 11:29, 24 May 2021 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:OR (Wikipedia:No original research)