>Female characters in Game of Thrones speak about three times less than male characters in the show, according to new data given to BBC 100 Women.
>Although the hugely popular show ended this week after eight seasons, the debate on how it represented women will continue.
>The data by research group Ceretai suggests that across all eight seasons, male speech amounts to about 75% of all speaking time in the series.
>The share of female speaking time varied between seasons, starting at about a quarter in season one and rising slightly to a third by season seven. However, the final season, which saw many female characters at the forefront of the plot, was among the worst for female speaking time.
>Swedish start-up that uses machine learning to analyse diversity in popular culture. Sweden yes. Wonder if BBC are going to mandate talking quotas too.
Robert Watson
Why is it a problem?
Matthew Martin
Because horrible female representation leads to a worse show. You can either have 50% of the characters be good or 100%, why wouldn’t you choose 100%
Jaxon Richardson
Have they considered it might be because it's a fucking medieval setting where men and women are not equal in the slightest?
Mason White
>horrible female representation leads to a worse show Why? Why do you assume gender has anything to do with the quality of the show. Are you sexist? I hope not, user. This is 2019. We live in a post-gender world now. I think you should really focus on *claps* PEOPLE *claps* - not on "man or woman". A bit narrow minded. Persons are more than their "gender" you know. You know?
