How to Be 'The Bisexual' with Desiree Akhavan

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Feminism, Gender, Media Analysis, Body Politics, Patriarchy, Intersectionality, Society & Culture, Cultural Commentary, Beauty Standards, Internet Culture, Womens Rights

4.8 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2019

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

When queerness is out of the closet, what does bisexuality even mean? For bisexual Iranian-American filmmaker Desiree Akhavan, the answer is . . . complicated. Cristen and Caroline talk to Desiree about fitting in, coming out and unlearning rom-com lies about female desire. All to find out: How do you fall in love with your own sexuality - even when you're not supposed to?

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0:00.0	Do you think that maybe you're a bisexual?
0:08.0	I don't like that word.
0:10.0	Why?
0:12.0	When I hear bisexual, I think lame slut.
0:15.0	It's tacky, it's go-shit.
0:17.0	It makes you seem just ingenuous.
0:18.0	Like your genitals have no allegiance.
0:20.0	You know, like you have no criteria for people.
0:22.0	It's just an open-door policy.
0:24.0	It's not a nice thing to be.
0:25.0	It's not a cool thing to be.
0:26.0	And it makes my fucking skin grow.
0:27.0	All I'm asking is that you proceed with
0:29.0	caution.
0:30.0	Hey, Alan.
0:31.0	Welcome to Unlady Light.
0:32.0	This show that finds out what happens when women break the rules.
0:34.0	I'm Caroline.
0:35.0	I'm Kristen.
0:36.0	And you just turn a clip of Iranian-American filmmaker, actor and writer.
0:42.0	Does anybody want to say something?
0:44.0	I'm Karah.
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