Jessie Gender
On this channel, I talk about the nuance in the nerdy, and focus on issues facing the LGBTQ community, transgender specific community, women, nonbinary and autistic folks as well as other social and political issues through and within geek topics, with an eye to the most vulnerable. My goal is try to create a space where we can talk about hard issue but in a way that is constructive, positive, welcoming, and educational, and still never loses sight of the joy and love for each other that brought us together in the first place.
New videos every Friday!
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This was a truly fantastic video. As someone who has been going down an autistic hyperfixation hole lately because I’m rereading The Silmarillion and loving it, I’ve been really loving how thoughtful and also willing to rethink his own work JRR Tolkien was, and the ways that Andy Serkis has ignored that to also dogwhistle for his upcoming Hunt for Gollum adaptation has truly disappointed me and is an front to the spirit of Lord of the Rings.
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Vera and I finally wrapped up the opening movie of the original Battlestar Galactica. It's got gender-freaky aliens, it's got betrayals, and it's got the introduction of the best robot ever, Lucifer, and we love it all!
AUDIO VERSION - councilofgeeks.libsyn.com/frak-this-podcast-84-sag…
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NEW VIDEO is up on Patreon! This one explores how the Game of Thrones universe (and our real-world one) doesn't know how to talk about women in power, and how the "Mad Queen" arc has always been inherently sexist. Also, speaking of powerful women, I also look really damn amazing in my fit for this one haha.
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Hey everyone! ICYMI, I was honored to be a small but fun part of Lindsay Ellis' latest videos. So if you want to see my rant about anarchism and tiddes while doing Disney karaoke, check it out; it was a really fun time and an honor to even be a small part of. Also, the video itself is a really great look at the exploitative practices of the cruise industry.
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Hey everyone, I have some really exciting news! My friend and fellow YouTuber and filmmaker Patrick Willems has a new short film, POWER TRIP, coming out IN THEATERS.
POWER TRIP is directed by Patrick, written by Matthew Kelly (Nando v Movies), produced by Oscar-winner Dan Jinks and Dave Wiskus, and stars Amir Arison and Tony nominee Julia Knitel. Power Trip is a thriller that follows a rideshare driver who gets pulled into an unexpectedly complicated situation with her passenger. I think it sparks some incredibly strong conversations about so many issues we’re all wrestling with right now, from technology encroaching on our lives to the corporate dehumanization of the people who are pushed aside by it. I’m so proud of Patrick for this wonderful film, and so excited for you to see his work.
This is what excites me about Nebula: it helps creators and filmmakers like me make ambitious narrative work and develops our voices as directors and storytellers, while also helping us YouTubers survive amid YouTube's constantly changing whims. And most of all, watching my friend Patrick make something like this is genuinely awesome.
Right now, POWER TRIP is playing in theaters for a limited time, with screenings at Regal Essex Crossing in New York from September 24–30. Each screening will also have a live Q&A with the filmmakers. If you’re in NYC, see it on the big screen and support filmmakers getting the chance to make complicated, interesting art. Get your tickets through Regal at www.regmovies.com/movies/power-trip-live-qa-ho0002…
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NEW VIDEO UP ON PATREON: Why are trans and queer filmmakers called “self-indulgent” for making personal art when cis male auteurs are praised for doing the exact same thing? Also, I get into a bit of spoiler-free discussion of the AMAZING new "Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma". www.patreon.com/jessiegender/posts/why-is-queer-ar…
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It's time to watch the TV Movie: Blood & Chrome - A prequel set during the first Cylon war, following a young William Adama on his first mission as a pilot. Honestly, it's a nice breather from the show proper right now.
AUDIO VERSION - councilofgeeks.libsyn.com/frak-this-podcast-79-blo…
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Frak this Podcast continues with a classic "setting things up for the series finale" style episode that manages to undermine one of the things Vera recently said she appreciated about the show, and I laugh at her pain.
Podcast: councilofgeeks.libsyn.com/frak-this-podcast-78-isl…
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NEW VIDEO up on Patreon (coming next week to Nebula and then YouTube) - "Progressive Men's 'Obsessive' Sex Doll Savior Complex'; a look at the history of sex/wish-fulfillment women in fiction and how these stories are a Rorschach test for the misogyny we are often better at naming in others than recognizing in ourselves; looking at reactions and readings to stories like Pygmalion, Ex Machina and, recently, Obsession. www.patreon.com/jessiegender
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Starbuck takes up piano, while Chief Tyrol connects with Boomer like it's the first time, and we get one of Battlestar Galactica's best moments where we start to learn more about the mysterious origins of the All Along the Watchtower song on this episode of the Frak This Podcast.
AUDIO VERSION - councilofgeeks.libsyn.com/frak-this-podcast-77-som…
2 months ago | [YT] | 13
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