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But I’m a Cheerleader brilliantly satirizes heteronormative society

Peak Web July 21, 2023

By: Cameron Palmer, SFU Student Content warning: conversion therapy and queerphobia. The first time I watched But I’m a Cheerleader (BIAC), I was a passionate “ally” of my high school gay-straight alliance club. Celebrating queer identities and making straight people the butt of the joke was controversial in the ‘90s, but even in 2014, watching it for our club’s first movie screening was the first time I saw a romcom that centered queer experiences. While Mean Girls and Clueless went down as household names, BIAC is a hidden gem in mainstream culture. As a hilarious, self-aware satire that tackles growing…

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