Frank Miller test

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It began here. It refers to the original Miller Test and also to the Shortpacked take on Frank Miller. It is applied to male sci-fi and fantasy writers, and it goes like this:


If the proportion of female sex workers to neutrally presented female people in his story is above 1:1, he fails.


Failure is an indication that the writer is suffering from a debilitating obsession with whores, and may be assuming that all women can be represented by sex workers.


Notable Failures

CS Lewis - Ministering Angels

Frank Miller - Sin City

Terry Pratchett - Night Watch

China Mieville - Iron Council/The Perpetual Train