(S2, E5) Good Morning, Angels!
This week on Pop Culture Boner we’re picking apart Charlie’s Angels. The franchise has been rebooted roughly once every 20 years since its inception in 1976, so we’re taking a look at what each iteration says about women and popular feminism. What changes? What stays the same? Why is it so hard to find a good female action hero? Why is the cast of Charlie’s Angels (2000) so unreasonably good? Answers to all these questions and more available for your listening pleasure.
Some references for you:
Jennifer Baumgardner & Amy Richards (2000) - Manifesta: Young women, feminism and the future
Eric McAdams (ScreenRant, 2018) - 20 Crazy Details Behind The Making Of Charlie's Angels
Chadwick Roberts (Journal of Popular Culture 37, 2004) - The Politics of Farrah’s Body: The Female Icon as Cultural Embodiment
Cecilia Nguyen (The Revival Zine, 2020) - The Truth Behind Instagram Account @feminist
Charlie’s Angels (2000)
Charlie’s Angels (2019)
You can download the full transcript here.