Episode 102: Play Like a Girl

For this Pride Month episode, we are comparing Whip It (2009) and Bend It Like Beckham (2002) - two films that SHOULD be queer, about teenage girls who are more interested in sport than performative femininity.

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The Movies:

Whip It (2009)

Directed by Drew Barrymore

Written by Shauna Cross

Based on the novel by Shauna Cross

iMDb Rating: 6.9

Bend It Like Beckham (2002)

Directed by Gurinder Chadha

Written by Gurinder Chadha, Guljit Bindra & Paul Mayeda Berges

iMDB Rating: 6.7

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Content Warning:

Discussions of homophobia, racism, sexism, and suicide.