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
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