Amelia Bechdel Test: Passes

This episode passes the test as Amelia has a conversation with Arizona. They discuss how Amelia thinks she can save a female patient from their brain tumor. Any other interaction Amelia has in this episode is seen by her working on the computer as she tries to get a PowerPoint together for the patient with the tumor.

Sex Role Analysis

Feminine 

  • Amelia shows that she is caring which is a feminine trait when she argues her point about how she can remove the tumor by stating the positive facts of things that the patient can do once her tumor is out.
    • Another example of this is when Amelia uses her hands to help calm Arizona out of having a small panic attack.

Masculine

  • She becomes more aggressive and as she keeps pushing Arizona to rip the band-aid off and tell the patient about the information, she has found. Being aggressive is seen as more of a masculine trait.
  • Amelia is seen having power over the patient with a brain tumor as she always stands tall and she’s not afraid to raise her voice an octave as she’s trying to explain the procedure. Having power Ana power stance is usually seen as a masculine trait.

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