Your Movie Will Hold Up Better if You Punch Up, Brah | UYNC S3 Ep 10

Did the movie stop holding up, or did we finally notice who it was stepping on?This week on Up Your Nerd Cred, CiCi is solo and talking about old movies, nostalgia, comedy, and the difference between a joke that punches up and one that punches down. The question is not whether every old story needs to be perfect. The question is: what are we being asked to laugh at?We look at movies and shows that still make room for people’s humanity, including The Birdcage, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar, and But I’m a Cheerleader. Then we get into the messier side of comedy grammar with American Pie, Revenge of the Nerds, Sixteen Candles, The Crying Game, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Family Guy, and the way transness, queerness, consent, and bodily autonomy have been turned into punchlines.And because nerd culture is absolutely not exempt, we also talk about Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne, Black Widow in Age of Ultron, fandom backlash, and why “that’s just how it was back then” does not work when other media from the same era was already making better choices.Follow the podcast: @UpYourNerdCredPodFollow CiCi: @CiraCDavisFollow AM Diaz: @AMDIAZARTAM is also the official Nightcrawler for The Uncanny Experience.#UpYourNerdCred #NerdCred #Podcast #NerdPodcast #PopCulturePodcast #ComicBookPodcast #Marvel #DCComics #MediaCriticism #Nostalgia #DoesItHoldUp #PunchingUp #Comedy #TheBirdcage #ToWongFoo #ButImACheerleader #ScottPilgrim #BlackWidow #Wasp #HankPym #QueerRepresentation #TransRepresentation #WomenInMedia