OLYMPICS, TRANSPHOBIA & FUTURAMA - Using "Bend Her" to Explain Transphobia in Women's Sports
Added 2021-07-28 00:54:27 +0000 UTCThe Tokyo 2020 Olympics are currently going on, and with Laurel Hubbard being the first ever transgender athlete competing in the Olympics, let's look back at the roots of transphobia against trans women in women's sports using a "classic" episode of Futurama, "Bend Her".
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haha me too!
Jessie Earl
2021-08-02 02:58:05 +0000 UTCThe begin of the credits made me kinda want to see Labyrinth again...
Hannah F.
2021-07-30 19:35:42 +0000 UTC- Did I miss something? I just noticed your FB and Insta is down?
2021-07-30 05:53:23 +0000 UTC<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 You are amazing and thank you
Jessie Earl
2021-07-29 21:05:05 +0000 UTCI'd started writing you a message about my experiences in sports, with LGBT issues, masculinity, femininity and small-town Southern Illinois in the '80s. Then, Patreon *ATE THE MESSAGE* (howls in rage). Just nom-nom-nom and all those words *gone* poof! I'll regather my thoughts in a text document (that I can save) and share it with you. You've opened yourself up to your audience so much. I wanted you to know that by doing so, you've shown how all our stories are so similar, that despite what we may have been taught, we are not now, nor ever have been alone. ... I also gave myself a promotion to Lt. Commander because I'm having waaay too much fun for $5 per month.
SuperDezzy
2021-07-29 16:29:05 +0000 UTCLIKE A FAUCET
Vince Whitacre
2021-07-29 10:10:01 +0000 UTCHaha, I only had two takes, and the first one is because I screwed up the shot, so sadly not many bloopers. I only had about 10 mintues on the court before someone had a reservations haha
Jessie Earl
2021-07-29 05:32:27 +0000 UTCYup!
Jessie Earl
2021-07-29 05:32:01 +0000 UTCI KNOW I CRY EVERY TIME
Jessie Earl
2021-07-29 05:31:53 +0000 UTCHaha, yeah, I can't believe I screwed that up.
Jessie Earl
2021-07-29 05:31:44 +0000 UTCGah, not looking forward to that episode, in my re-watching of Futurama. Good thing for the Marvel shows and The Bad Batch, for taking up my Friday night shows to fold laundry to.
Mattie Roffey
2021-07-28 23:58:19 +0000 UTCAny chance we could get some sportsball bloopers? Not because you’re bad at them of course; I just want to see you show up all those fake sports people in the background. 👀
L
2021-07-28 21:10:20 +0000 UTCOf course she knows. Just look at that footage of her playing golfball from the start of the video. She knows all the sports.
Sarah Montgomery
2021-07-28 20:06:40 +0000 UTCOh. *That* episode. That was so painful to watch, even back then.
Hannah F.
2021-07-28 16:53:55 +0000 UTCI still find The Luck Of The Fryish has the saddest ending.
Andrew Michael
2021-07-28 13:44:32 +0000 UTCI was gonna mention Calculon not Nebulon and Rap-ee-know for Ms. Rapinoe... But now I see other people have already smugly pointed it out!
Andrew Michael
2021-07-28 13:28:35 +0000 UTCOh god Jurassic Bark 😭😭😭
Vince Whitacre
2021-07-28 07:17:01 +0000 UTCI came down here to also mention the pronunciation of Rapinoe's name - it's almost like Jessie is unfamiliar with sports and famous athletes (o;
H Johnson
2021-07-28 07:07:55 +0000 UTCSweet Luci this uh This episode was already bad when it came out and it caged like milk in a microwave.
2021-07-28 06:41:24 +0000 UTCA few audio details you might want to review before the vid goes public: 4:55 - Madison Cube Garden, not Madison Square Cube. 9:45 - Rapinoe pronounced like RAP-i-no. 21:35, 22:10, 22:45 - There is no Nebulon, only Calculon.
Sarah Montgomery
2021-07-28 01:56:32 +0000 UTC
