About this episode

Rebecca and Tori discuss 'The Watermelon Woman' and its themes of race, queerness, and identity.

Rebecca and Tori chat their next Recommended By flick from the Criterion Collection, 'The Watermelon Woman.' We discuss issues related to the social construct of 'race,' queerness, identity, and white privilege and gatekeeping. Music Apache Rock Instrumental | by Sound Atelier ; licensed from Jamendo Sound Effects Shining Star Flourish: Sound Effect by u_it78ck90s3 from Pixabay Spotlight Flourish: Sound Effect by StudioKolomna from Pixabay Clips Minnie Riperton clip: Minnie Riperton - Topic | 7 Aug 2018 | ‘Lovin’ You’ | YouTube 'The Watermelon Woman' | Criterion Channel Explicit We talk about sex, bay-bee. Sources Sapphic Underground | Lesbian Film Review: 'The Watermelon Woman' | 4 Jun 2020 | YouTube Wussy Mag | Queerhouse: 3 Facts 'The Watermelon Woman' Teaches Us about Queer History | 10 Jun 2020 | YouTube Fandor | 'An Interview with Cheryl Dunye' | 5 Jun 2018 | YouTube Criterion | Cheryl Dunye Interview Clip | 21 Sep 2020 | YouTube Fish Jelly Film Reviews | The Watermelon Woman Movie Review | 23 Feb 2023 | YouTube You Have Been Watching Films | 'The Watermelon Woman - The Significance of Queer Black Representation' | 12 Jun 2022 | YouTube The Watermelon Woman - Wikipedia…

People in this episode

Hosts: Rebecca, Tori

Topics covered

• race
• queerness
• identity
• white privilege
• gatekeeping
• film review

Keywords

• The Watermelon Woman
• Cheryl Dunye
• queer history
• film review
• Criterion Collection
• race
• identity
• white privilege

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Criterion Collection, Sound Atelier, Pixabay, StudioKolomna, YouTube, Wussy Mag, Fandor, Criterion, Fish Jelly Film Reviews, You Have Been Watching Films

Books & works: The Watermelon Woman

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