The sequel's still better.

We revisit the weird double image of Magic Mike, a "quiet lives of desperation" dance movie that was marketed almost solely based on its five or six minutes of male strip revues. Which both sells the subtler moments of the script short and disguises the unmasked contempt that the film overall has for women. It's...well, listen. There's a reason we're covering it here.

CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of toxic masculinity, misogyny, sexual assault, racism, whorephobia, classism, biphobia, and Matthew McConaughey

1:00 Production Info12:00 Class in 201215:00 About That Misogyny25:00 SHAME SPIRAL feat. Biphobia32:00 Toxic Masculinity Central37:00 The Alleged Happy Ending47:00 Should You Watch This

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