Fake Geek Girls - A Critical Look at Pop Culture

She’s beauty and she’s grace, but is she… FEMINIST? (Please imagine Missy’s most sarcastic voice saying that.) That’s right, we’re talking about 2000’s Miss Congeniality, the pinnacle of 2000’s girl power. What does this film have to say about femininity? About neoliberalism? About… feminism? Let’s find out. Some Sources You Might Find Interesting: Who’s Afraid of Gender? (A Guide to Judith Butler) [https://www.youtube.com/live/QVilpxowsUQ] by Philosophy Tube Why We Can’t Fix the Makeover Movie [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGx0zh2QsPI&t=941s&pp=ygUdbWlzcyBjb25nZW5pYWxpdHkgdmlkZW8gZXNzYXnSBwkJfgkBhyohjO8%3D] by VerilyBitchie Neoliberal Femininity in Miss Congeniality (2000) by Yael D. Sherman Abjection, postfeminism and the makeover in Miss Congeniality (2000) by Clementine Vann-Alexander  Miss Congeniality’s Mixed Messages | Good & Bad Takeaways [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5vg6X2K858&t=901s&pp=ygUdbWlzcyBjb25nZW5pYWxpdHkgdmlkZW8gZXNzYXk%3D] by The Take Enchanted (2007) by Postfeminism: Gender, Irony, and the New Romantic Comedy by Yvonne Tasker Hardboiled & High Heeled: The Woman Detective in Popular Culture by Linda Mizejewski Miss Congeniality 2: How to use a sequel to fix mistakes in the first installment [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YzmodNdp3E&pp=ygUdbWlzcyBjb25nZW5pYWxpdHkgdmlkZW8gZXNzYXk%3D] by thefilmyfairy Website [http://www.fakegeekgirlscast.com/] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/fakegeekgirlscast] | Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/fakegeekgirls.bsky.social] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/fakegeekgirls/] | Threads [https://www.threads.net/@fakegeekgirls?xmt=AQGzpDNlCr1L1HnoG3lSplr-Lic5NS48f8kbEUKew1xlMwc] | Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/fakegeekgirls] | Merch [https://www.redbubble.com/people/fakegeekgirls/shop?asc=u] | Episode Transcripts [https://fakegeekgirlscast.com/episode-transcripts/] The post Episode 206 – Miss Congeniality [https://fakegeekgirlscast.com/episode-206-miss-congeniality/] appeared first on FAKE GEEK GIRLS [https://fakegeekgirlscast.com].

It’s time to indulge nostalgia by revisiting old favorites and explore newness in our latest What We’ve Been Up To! What Missy’s Been Up To: Watching Ghost World Final Destination 1 – 5 Reading Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins The Butcher of the Forest by Premee Mohamed A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher What Merri’s Been Up To: Watching Conclave The Lion King A Goofy Movie Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith Reading A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers Website [http://www.fakegeekgirlscast.com/] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/fakegeekgirlscast] | Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/fakegeekgirls.bsky.social] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/fakegeekgirls/] | Threads [https://www.threads.net/@fakegeekgirls?xmt=AQGzpDNlCr1L1HnoG3lSplr-Lic5NS48f8kbEUKew1xlMwc] | Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/fakegeekgirls] | Merch [https://www.redbubble.com/people/fakegeekgirls/shop?asc=u] | Episode Transcripts [https://fakegeekgirlscast.com/episode-transcripts/] The post WWBUT 107 – A Vanilla Milkshake [https://fakegeekgirlscast.com/wwbut-107-a-vanilla-milkshake/] appeared first on FAKE GEEK GIRLS [https://fakegeekgirlscast.com].

Join us as we discuss satire, gender, sexuality, representation, and more as we take a look at But I’m a Cheerleader! Does this early 2000s cult classic comedy hold up? What’s it really making fun of? Does its representation ring true? Let’s find out! Some Sources You Might Find Interesting: Heterosexual Questionnaire [https://www.uwgb.edu/UWGBCMS/media/pride-center/files/pdf/Heterosexual_Questionnaire.pdf] by Martin Rochlin, Ph.D A thundering round of boos for ‘But I’m a Cheerleader’ [https://web.archive.org/web/20040901164315/http://www.cnn.com/2000/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/12/review.im.a.cheerleader/] by Paul Tatara But I’m a Cheerleader [https://variety.com/1999/film/reviews/but-i-m-a-cheerleader-1117752174/] by Emanuel Levy Review of “But I’m a Cheerleader” [https://web.archive.org/web/20120118101848/http://www.afterellen.com/Movies/2006/9/cheerleader.html] by Sarah Warn 20 years ago, But I’m A Cheerleader reclaimed camp for queer women [https://www.avclub.com/20-years-ago-but-i-m-a-cheerleader-reclaimed-camp-for-1843738537] by Caroline Siede The Quare Agenda of “RuPaul’s Drag U” [https://www.jstor.org/stable/42981933] by Lisa Weems But I’m A Cheerleader [https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/but-im-a-cheerleader-2000] by Roger Ebert But I’m a Cheerleader: Awkward and Flippant, Accurate and Ground-breaking [https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=HHQOEQAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PT107&dq=but+i+m+a+cheerleader&ots=BtSsIgyhT9&sig=SS-iO44m2tl2AVW4nwztZAiRq9U#v=onepage&q=but%20i%20m%20a%20cheerleader&f=false] by Tom Sharples Lesbians in Film – But I’m a Cheerleader (Video Essay) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7FMBExQo98&pp=ygUhYnV0IGknbSBhIGNoZWVybGVhZGVyIHZpZGVvIGVzc2F5] by Rex Svensson Camp genre conventions in “But I’m a Cheerleader” (1999) and “House” (1977) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgj46iR__hE&pp=ygUhYnV0IGknbSBhIGNoZWVybGVhZGVyIHZpZGVvIGVzc2F5] by zoey larson Who’s Afraid of Gender? (A Guide to Judith Butler) [https://www.youtube.com/live/QVilpxowsUQ] by Philosophy Tube Gender Trouble by Judith Butler The Major’s Body final.FINAL Stand Together Complex [https://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/2023/03/the-majors-body-final-final-stand-together-complex/] by Claire Napier Notes on Camp [https://monoskop.org/images/5/59/Sontag_Susan_1964_Notes_on_Camp.pdf] by Susan Sontag visual analysis of but i’m a cheerleader [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aaCPjiwDj0&pp=ygUhYnV0IGknbSBhIGNoZWVybGVhZGVyIHZpZGVvIGVzc2F5] by sol exploring camp aesthetics with ‘but i’m a cheerleader’ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEI7Ohsso0c&pp=ygUhYnV0IGknbSBhIGNoZWVybGVhZGVyIHZpZGVvIGVzc2F5] by chai tii Website [http://www.fakegeekgirlscast.com/] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/fakegeekgirlscast] | Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/fakegeekgirls.bsky.social] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/fakegeekgirls/] | Threads [https://www.threads.net/@fakegeekgirls?xmt=AQGzpDNlCr1L1HnoG3lSplr-Lic5NS48f8kbEUKew1xlMwc] | Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/fakegeekgirls] | Merch [https://www.redbubble.com/people/fakegeekgirls/shop?asc=u] | Episode Transcripts [https://fakegeekgirlscast.com/episode-transcripts/] The post Episode 205 – But I’m a Cheerleader [https://fakegeekgirlscast.com/episode-205-but-im-a-cheerleader/] appeared first on FAKE GEEK GIRLS [https://fakegeekgirlscast.com].

A bigger-than-average WWBUT has us discussing a very, very bad Oscar movie, Real Housewives, and how much you need to know about Catholicism. What Missy’s Been Up To: Watching Mythic Quest Conclave Anora Emilia Perez Reading Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan What Merri’s Been Up To: Watching Moana 2 The Accountant Bluey Real Housewives of New York Flow Emilia Perez Website [http://www.fakegeekgirlscast.com/] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/fakegeekgirlscast] | Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/fakegeekgirls.bsky.social] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/fakegeekgirls/] | Threads [https://www.threads.net/@fakegeekgirls?xmt=AQGzpDNlCr1L1HnoG3lSplr-Lic5NS48f8kbEUKew1xlMwc] | Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/fakegeekgirls] | Merch [https://www.redbubble.com/people/fakegeekgirls/shop?asc=u] | Episode Transcripts [https://fakegeekgirlscast.com/episode-transcripts/] The post WWBUT 106 – Big Oof [https://fakegeekgirlscast.com/wwbut-106-big-oof/] appeared first on FAKE GEEK GIRLS [https://fakegeekgirlscast.com].

We’re taking a closer look at Howl’s Moving Castle, both the novel series by Diana Wynne Jones and Studio Ghibli’s hit film! What makes a good adaptation? When is lack of clarity a good thing? Can we rightfully call this story “cozy?” Some Sources You Might Find Interesting: Animating the Fantastic: Hayao Miyazaki’s Adaptation of Diana Wynne Jones’ Howl’s Moving Castle by Matt Kimmich in Fantasy Fiction Into Film Turning point : 1997-2008 by Hayao Miyazaki The Castle, the Curse, and the Collectivity: Howl’s Moving Castle by Susan Napier Howl’s Moving Castle – an Underrated Masterpiece [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PttdYdeH20k&pp=ygUgaG93bCdzIG1vdmluZyBjYXN0bGUgdmlkZW8gZXNzYXk%3D] by BREADSWORD Fairy Tale and Fantasy: From Archaic to Postmodern by Maria Nikolajeva “Why don’t you be a tiger?”: The Performative, Transformative, and Creative Power of the Word in the Universes of Diana Wynne Jones [https://www.jstor.org/stable/24352205] by Debbie Gascoyne Building Castles in the Air: (De)Construction in “Howl’s Moving Castle” [https://www.jstor.org/stable/24352209] by David Rudd Are We All Going to be Okay? Nihilism & Howl’s Moving Castle [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V21vjxH8VE&pp=ygUgaG93bCdzIG1vdmluZyBjYXN0bGUgdmlkZW8gZXNzYXk%3D] by FilmJoy Website [http://www.fakegeekgirlscast.com/] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/fakegeekgirlscast] | Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/fakegeekgirls.bsky.social] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/fakegeekgirls/] | Threads [https://www.threads.net/@fakegeekgirls?xmt=AQGzpDNlCr1L1HnoG3lSplr-Lic5NS48f8kbEUKew1xlMwc] | Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/fakegeekgirls] | Merch [https://www.redbubble.com/people/fakegeekgirls/shop?asc=u] | Episode Transcripts [https://fakegeekgirlscast.com/episode-transcripts/] The post Episode 204 – Howl’s Moving Castle [https://fakegeekgirlscast.com/episode-204-howls-moving-castle/] appeared first on FAKE GEEK GIRLS [https://fakegeekgirlscast.com].