Fake Geek Girls - A Critical Look at Pop Culture

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].

In which we start off and almost finish reasonably before Missy discusses a romance novel that drives us deep into NSFW territory. Also, Oscar movies! What Missy’s Been Up To: Watching Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood Tenet The Brutalist The Substance Reading Provoked by Joanna Chambers What Merri’s Been Up To: Watching Strange World Venom: The Last Dance Real Housewives of Salt Lake City How to Train Your Dragon 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 105 – Who’s the Wizard Now? [https://fakegeekgirlscast.com/wwbut-105-whos-the-wizard-now/] appeared first on FAKE GEEK GIRLS [https://fakegeekgirlscast.com].

Uma Thurman with a sword! Lucy Liu with a sword! An extended homage to every martial arts film you have seen and also a bunch you haven’t! We’re dissecting Kill Bill, discussing Quentin Tarantino’s approach to filmmaking, “movie movies,” and, naturally, how the “woman with a sword” genre fits into feminism. Some Sources You Might Find Interesting: * The Decay of Cinema [https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/25/magazine/the-decay-of-cinema.html] by Susan Sontag * Revenge and the Family Romance in Tarantino’s “Kill Bill” [https://www.jstor.org/stable/44030145?searchText=kill%20bill&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3Dkill%2Bbill%26so%3Drel&ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&refreqid=fastly-default%3Af74baeb28689833636b7831b702d8eb0] by Lesel Dawson * A piece on Tarantino [https://www.artforum.com/features/bell-hooks-227050/] by bell hooks * Volumes of Transnational Vengeance: Fixing Race and Feminism on the Way to Kill Bill [https://www.jstor.org/stable/20715416?searchText=kill%20bill&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3Dkill%2Bbill%26so%3Drel&ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&refreqid=fastly-default%3Af74baeb28689833636b7831b702d8eb0] by Ruby C. Tapia * Found: where Tarantino gets his ideas [https://www.theguardian.com/film/2004/apr/06/features.dvdreviews] by Steve Rose * Love in the Time of Transcultural Fusion: Cinephilia, Homage and Kill Bill [https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt45kd32.8?searchText=kill%20bill&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3Dkill%2Bbill%26so%3Drel&ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&refreqid=fastly-default%3Af74baeb28689833636b7831b702d8eb0] by Jenna Ng * Vengeance is theirs [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-apr-16-et-dargis16-story.html] by Manohla Dargis * “Revenge is Never a Straight Line”: Transgressing Heroic Boundaries: Medea and the (Fe)Male Body in “Kill Bill” [https://www.jstor.org/stable/23416196?searchText=kill%20bill&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3Dkill%2Bbill%26so%3Drel&ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&refreqid=fastly-default%3Af74baeb28689833636b7831b702d8eb0]by Ian Reilly * Laureljupiter on Joss Whedon [https://laureljupiter.tumblr.com/post/118320729761/laureljupiter-im-looking-at-screenshots-of-this] * Kill Bill’s The Bride: A Feminist Hero? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEjq_3IVX28&pp=] by The Take * This Is Why Uma Thurman Is Angry [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/03/opinion/sunday/this-is-why-uma-thurman-is-angry.html?action=click&module=RelatedCoverage&pgtype=Article®ion=Footer] by Maureen Dowd * Quentin Tarantino Responds to Uma Thurman as Polanski Comments Resurface [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/06/movies/tarantino-thurman-interview.html?action=click&module=RelatedCoverage&pgtype=Article®ion=Footer] by Jonah Engel Bromwich Our 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 203 – Kill Bill [https://fakegeekgirlscast.com/episode-203-kill-bill/] appeared first on FAKE GEEK GIRLS [https://fakegeekgirlscast.com].