The only real downside to watching
But I'm a Cheerleader for the first time is stumbling onto the initial reviews for the film where seemingly everyone
but Roger Ebert (God bless him) just seemed to totally miss the point of the film. Most aggravating among these reviews is a common refrain from primarily heterosexual reviewers about how the film is just
"preaching to the choir" and doesn't do enough to appeal to viewers who are against the LGBTQA+ community. The idea that art about members of an oppressed community of human beings is obligated to make an effort to reach out to privileged populations suppressing said oppressed communities is staggeringly stupid. The humanity of LGBTQA+ people is not some debate where "both sides have a point" like a debate over Star Wars movies, a film like
But I'm A Cheerleader is not lesser than because it decides to exclusively focus on queer characters and their struggles.
