Trash & Treasures

Our summer celebration of Pride comes to a close (with many apologies for the delay) on a return to a familiar face: Jamie Babbit, best known for the landmark lesbian film BUT I'M A CHEERLEADER. Today we look at her 2007 follow-up, its deliberate attempts to introduce young viewers to the world of queer activism, and how well it achieves those goals. Also, the fact that you've probably never heard of it. CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of misogyny, body-shaming, fatphobia, homophobia and gaybashing, transphobia, racism, infidelity, age-gap relationships, and war crimes. RAFIKI: https://www.kanopy.com/product/rafiki OF LOVE AND LAW: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/oflovelaw 1:00 Wolfe Media 10:00 “Clits in Action” 17:00 Generational Activism Divide 32:00 The Act Three Problem 39:00 The Ghost in the Film 44:00 Theory vs Accessibility 49:00 Bonus Recs Say hi to Dorothy and Vrai on Twitter @writervrai and @dorothynotgale Our icon was designed by Allison Shabet. Get bonus episodes on our Patreon: patreon.com/trash