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Alison Bechdel has spoken: Leave 'Fire Island' alone

The stars of "Fire Island" appear to be taking pride in the "F-" that the new film scored on the Bechdel test. And they now have the approval of Alison Bechdel herself. The Hulu rom-com, which co-stars Joel Kim Booster, Bowen Yang and Conrad Ricamora, among others, has been at the center of a heated online debate this week over its female representation — specifically its lack thereof. Writer ...
From left, Matt Rogers, Bowen Yang and Tomas Matos in“ Fire Island.”.

The stars of "Fire Island" appear to be taking pride in the "F-" that the new film scored on the Bechdel test.

And they now have the approval of Alison Bechdel herself.

The Hulu rom-com, which co-stars Joel Kim Booster, Bowen Yang and Conrad Ricamora, among others, has been at the center of a heated online debate this week over its female representation — specifically its lack thereof.

Writer and editor Hanna

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