Feb 11 2025 76 mins
Your mother’s a tracer!
Emily was very confused by the 1997 film Chasing Amy when she was an undiagnosed neurodivergent 18-year-old–in part because she was (and still is) crap at reading subtext and in part because the film accidentally illuminates the reality of bi-erasure. This week, Emily tells Tracie about what this well-meaning film about a cis-het white man learning to let go of his insecurities gets right about LGBTQ representation, what it gets wrong, and how it reinforces the division of emotional labor in textual and metatextual ways. The sisters also talk about the documentary Chasing Chasing Amy by Sav Rodgers that really helps contextualize the good and bad of this film and the era in which it was made. Finally, both Guy girls agree that Ben Affleck’s Holden really is mid.
If you’ve ever wondered what a Nubian is, throw on your earbuds and take a listen.
CW: Mentions of homophobia, homophobic bullying, Harvey Weinstein, and sexual assault
Mentioned in this episode:
Sav Rodgers: The Rom-Com That Saved My Life TED Talk
Chasing Chasing Amy: A Film by Sav Rodgers
Our theme music is "Professor Umlaut" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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