Lady Ballers: new comedy film about men invading women's sport

In some sense the film doesn't really function as satire because it actually downplays the bizarre and alarming things that are going on to present something more gentle and palatable to its intended audience.

FUCKSAKE AHBDY KENS YE CANNE GO ABOOT EXAGERATIN FER COMIC EFECT

Exaggerating? Not by much.

How bizarre- like exaggeration hasn’t always been one of the tools used by satire!

I have seen it criticised by atheists, as it's not "real satire", because they are exaggerating how easy it is for males to play in female sports.

I read yesterday's DT review of this. Seems the public love it (going by Rotten Tomatoes) and the critics don't. It must be OK then.

One of the critics they quoted is Katelyn Burns who, if memory serves is a TW but I don't believe the DT mentions that. It does rather influence my opinion if Burns doesn't approve of it.

I must put it on my watch list.

According to the Telegraph, it's a hit

They know their audience. I'm not surprised at all.

The subject is ripe for satire - I mean, the real world male competitors standing beside the female athletes on starting lines and podiums look objectively ridiculous 🤷‍♀️😬

Bad news for everyone who watches Home Alone at Christmas then.

According to the Telegraph, it's a hit

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/12/14/anti-woke-film-lady-ballers-sport-transgender-debate/

https://archive.ph/vcglW archive link

It was reviewed by one of the larger movie youtube channels. He seems to roughly echo my sentiments about it.

I saw it mentioned on Ovarit that the film is findable on Odysee 😬

Fucking hell that was shite 😂

They did do a dvd for the Gina Carano film, so it's a possibility that it will get a release in a few months.

They only had to dial it up a little bit because the original was so bad in the first place, but I think that part was great.

I was watching this on the link uptrend but didn't have time to watch it all. Unfortunately they seem to have put it behind the paywall now.

It's not my sort of humour, but I really appreciate the sunlight on this ridiculousness.

I thought Matt Walsh was good in his part. He did say they couldn't get enough actors brave enough to take part, so the people at Daily Wire filled the gaps themselves.

All kudos to them for that. I'm glad it got made

Holding any stance on any issue means some complete arsehole is going to agree with you. There's no way to avoid it, and it's a waste of time trying.

But the more we laugh at it the better and this is another potentially massive blow to the validity of the whole charade.

This.

I watched it last night.

I totally disagree with this comment from a PP: The subject matter is too serious for that kind of cheap slapstick treatment imo.

I think the slapstick, straight up piss take, is exactly what is needed on this subject and that's what makes the film great.

The power of ridicule cannot be understated and it's been largely missing in the debate because no one dared to do it.
So we're left with important but serious discussion of something blatantly absurd.

This cuts through that. The best thing about it is that they've dared to make it.

The film itself is amusing in an old school 2000 sports comedy type way. It's not roll around funny but it made me smile.
Some of the production is a bit clunky, and the acting variable.

Jeremy Boreing (who is a good actor) has said they couldn't get any actual actors to be in the film. Even ones who work with The Daily Wire on other projects wouldn't touch this. So they had to use all the Daily Wire employees as actors. Which adds amusement if you're a daily wire listener, but will go over your head if you're not.

I thought it got all the points of the issue covered well. What kids are being taught, how men are abusing it, and even why some people may be genuinely become confused about their gender but they still can't change sex.
All done in a slapstick sports comedy genre.

I also liked the speech Jeremy gave to his daughter when she said she wanted to be a boy. I imagine feminists may take against it but I thought it was a beautiful message to little girls about the amazingness of woman very rarely made or heard.

I also liked the squeezed in message about divorce: 'don't you people Google the outcomes before you blow up your kids lives.'
Again something very rarely said out loud but in my opinion, true.

So, it was good but not great in terms of production etc.

But it's just bloody amazing they made it. I hope they put out a free viewing on twitter soon to explode the heads of the TRAs.

The person that I think has actually been funniest on ridiculing this phenomenon is Ricky Gervais. His bit on this was laugh out loud funny.
But the more we laugh at it the better and this is another potentially massive blow to the validity of the whole charade.

@OldCrone Ah, makes sense - I watch South Park intermittently and not in any particular order, so assumed it was older. Either way it's brilliant and spot on as usual!

Reminds me of South Park's 'Strong woman' sketch - if only we knew at the time this would become the sad reality.

We did know because it was already the reality. The South Park episode was only made in 2019. It was discussed on here.

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/3743588-South-Park-tackles-trans-women-in-sport

I cannot wait to watch it, looks brilliant! A film that a shows how truly awful men in women's sports is - I've already sent the link to the trailer to everyone I know 😂

Reminds me of South Park's 'Strong woman' sketch - if only we knew at the time this would become the sad reality.

Good for them. It will be interesting to see what the outcome is.

Speaking about balls in female sport’s categories… look at this

https://x.com/fairplaywomen/status/1731213108431966698?s=46&t=HTxp6zC_d4GZ2FFv4a-YeQ

The brave women of pool!

Trans U-turn sees female pool players threaten to sue governing body for sex discrimination after transgender players are once again allowed to compete in competitions

Thirty professional female pool players are threatening to sue their governing body for sex discrimination after it allowed transgender players to compete in women's competitions.

I gave it half an hour, but not my thing at all. The subject matter is too serious for that kind of cheap slapstick treatment imo.