Her tweet met with almost instant mockery, with people posting satirical applications of the Bechdel test.į- on the Bechdel test /2QkI32hlloį- on the bechdel test /5TiJBBvbmRį on the bechdel test. “Do we just ignore the drab lesbian stereotypes bc cute gay Asian boys? Is this revenge for all those years of the gay boy best friend?” “So #FireIslandMovie gets an F- on the Bechdel test in a whole new way,” she wrote in her since-deleted tweet. In a recent tweet, Rosin declared that Fire Island scored an “F-” on the Bechdel test. The movie stars comedian Joel Kim Booster and Saturday Night Live star Bowen Yang. Set in the popular gay destination in New York, Fire Island updates Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice by recasting the lead characters as gay Asian-American men.
Rosin serves as editorial director of New York‘s podcasts and is a former host of NPR’s “Invisibilia” podcast. Her tweet even provoked a response from the creator of the test, Alison Bechdel. But instead of garnering support, New York editor Hanna Rosin has faced online ridicule from fellow leftists who pointed out that the movie is about gay men and even features ethnic minorities in the lead roles.
