Deep Thoughts About Stupid Sh*t: A Pop-Culture Podcast
Deep Thoughts about Labyrinth
You remind me of the babe…the babe with the power…
Join us this week as Emily shares her deep thoughts about the 1986 film Labyrinth. She and Tracie talk about the myriad and surprising sexual metaphors throughout the movie, how the film may not pass the Bechdel test, but still offers a feminist response to dealing with an abuser, and why David Bowie’s performance as the Goblin King was…ahem…a formative experience for them both.
(Also, that codpiece…)
Throw on your earbuds and listen along as we unpack the seriously weird sexual undertones of Bowie’s mulleted glory.
Our theme music is "Professor Umlaut" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Content warning: Discussion of fan theories about childhood sexual assault, grooming, and emotional abuse.
Mentioned in this episode:
Cracked.com Why Labyrinth is Secretly About Masturbation
Making of Labyrinth BTS
Interpretations of Labyrinth: Jim Henson’s Views
Labyrinth Novelization
R/FanTheories Labyrinth Is About a Girl Coping with Sexual Abuse
We are Tracie Guy-Decker and Emily Guy Birken, known to our family as the Guy Girls.
We have super-serious day jobs. For the bona fides, visit our individual websites: tracieguydecker.com and emilyguybirken.com
We're hella smart and completely unashamed of our overthinking prowess. We love movies and tv, science fiction, comedy, and murder mysteries, good storytelling with lots of dramatic irony, and analyzing pop culture for gender dynamics, psychology, sociology, and whatever else we find.