To celebrate the great Kirsten Dunst/Gabrielle Union showdown of 2000, Joe makes Brenna watch Bring It On ! While some of the racial politics and its approach to queerness haven't aged particularly well, we appreciate the white girls coming in second, a competitive approach to female rivalry and a bounty of sassy dialogue.

Faring less well is director Laura Terruso and writer Alison Peck's Work It (2020) which exists solely as a vehicle for Sabrina Carpenter, whom Joe describes as a charisma vacuum. Thankfully we have the comedically styling of Liza Koshy's Jas and the cuteness of PS I Still Love You's Jordan Fischer to ease over the many, MANY bumpy parts.

Homework:

Friend of the show Miriam recommends f/f YA books:

• Queer horror: Wilder Girls by Rory Power, Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand, and The Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn Herman
• Juliet Takes A Breath by Gabby Rivera
• We are Okay by Nina LaCour

Brenna catches us up on: 

• Yes, No, Maybe So by Becky Albertalli and Alisha Sayeed
• Internment by Samira Ahmed
• Love, Creekwood by Becky Albertalli
• Tomboy’s Survival Guide by Ivan E. Coyote
• Don’t Stand So Close To Me by Eric Walters
• The Prince and The Dressmaker by Jen Wang

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• Brenna: @brennacgray
• Joe: @bstolemyremote

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