“Wait, Is it a Date?” Podcast Episode 206: Celebrity Crushes | Autostraddle

It was my personal sister’s look to pick the movie at Blockbuster and she’d opted for

A Stroll to consider

. “Sorry. It is a woman movie,” my mom warned. Whenever we got residence and viewed it a family, i did not reveal my tears. Or my personal desire. I didn’t confess that I enjoyed the film and, more to the point, liked top honors. The season ended up being 2002 and between Mandy Moore within this movie and Avril Lavigne publishing the woman debut record album, I’d found the 2 types of celeb crushes that could haunt with the rest of my personal youth.

Star crushes mean even more to queer people than they actually do to straight folks. They could be the basic expressions of queer need or all of our basic expressions of gender jealousy. They could be a safe place to experiment urges that aren’t prepared for any real-world.

That’s why recently we’re chatting with creator and podcaster Jordan Crucchiola about star crushes. We mention how celebrity thirsting feels inclusive to Jordan as a panromantic grey asexual individual. We mention how I believe almost all of my star crushes are sorts of obtainable. And, needless to say, we discuss the popular earlier ladies on Christina’s h2o bottle.

But 1st! Christina quizzes myself on a topic I know little about — lesbian romance novels

SHOW RECORDS

+ the true romance books referenced in our online game had been:

The X Element

,

Breaking Personality

,

Resort Queens

,

Payback’s a Witch

, and

The Brutal Truth

.

+ My personal research for 2 enthusiasts revealing a wall:

+ Christina’s research for two enthusiasts discussing a wall:

+ listed here are all of Jordan Crucchiola’s podcasts:

An Easy Podcast

The Movie Podcast

Aughtsterion

Problem Women

Experiencing Caught

+ My famous

Euphoria

recaps
.

+ If at all like me, you have not a clue exactly who Lindsay Shookus is actually,
listed here is a timeline
of her commitment with Mr. Jennifer Lopez.

+ This is extremely fearless of me, because I don’t recall everything I blogged to my Tumblr, but discover a link to
my personal Nicole Kidman task
.

+

The

Angelina Jolie Rolling Stone cover
.

+ a note to look at

P-Valley

and study
Natalie’s insurance coverage
.

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EPISODE

Jordan:

Literally everytime Jennifer Connelly’s face popped on display, each time I just went, “Oh, God.”

Christina:

(laughs)

Drew:

(laughs)

Jordan:

Like, audibly. I, like, gasped and “Oh, Jesus,” like every screwing time.

[theme tune performs]

Drew:

Hi, I Am Drew.

Christina:

And I Also’m Christina.

Drew:

And introducing Hold Off, Is This A Night Out Together?.

Christina:

You are sure that, Wait, So is this A Date? is actually an Autostraddle podcast wherein I constantly forget about which says exactly what, regardless of how very long we have taped. Uh, I think which is actually really breathtaking. And my headphones simply decrease next to my mind. Very.

Drew:

So a good s—, powerful begin.

Christina:

A powerful beginning. But mostly, it really is a podcast about dating and, like, learning exactly what matchmaking is of course, if we understand how to do it, much like we determine basically know how to hold my own earphones to my really mind.

Drew:

Which is great. Um, my name is Drew Gregory. I am (laughs) I am, uh… Or do you realy… But did you wish me to stay thereon longer? I’m acquiring appears.

Christina:

No, I’m simply home…

Drew:

(laughs)

Christina:

…on myself.

Drew:

Great.

Christina:

Exciting if you talk, I think. (laughs)

Drew:

Correct. Um, uh, i’m Drew Gregory. I’m a filmmaker and a writer for Autostraddle. I’m a queer trans woman also. Those are identification tags that You will find. Christina?

Christina:

Yes, completely. I’m Christina Tucker. I’m also a writer at Autostraddle and a podcaster. And honestly, this thirty days i have actually just already been like a girl about city. I’ve really just already been like—

Drew:

Mm.

Christina:

—woman as a whole, primarily in various—

Drew:

Ooh.

Christina:

—beaches, uh, for the Jersey Shore.

Drew:

You truly have.

Christina:

But nonetheless feeling extremely at-large and whimsical in a manner that now I demonstrably think tired by.

Drew:

Positive.

Christina:

I am Black and gay, and that stones for me personally.

Drew:

I really like that. (laughs)

Christina:

Cool. I am not sure why i am very weird these days. We, like, do not know which i’m. What’s happening?

Drew:

It really is fine. We are gonna remain goin’.

Christina:

What I have, however, Drew, is actually a game title.

Drew:

Mm-hmm. Give Thanks To Jesus.

Christina:

And this online game I am evaluating your knowledge of some thing I Am Aware you do not have a lot of knowledge about, and that is—

Drew:

Oh Jesus.

Christina:

–fun. Um, it is a… it really is known as… I really don’t already have a reputation for this. We maybe should’ve looked at a reputation. But essentially, I’ll supply three lesbian love games, and you are clearly going—

Drew:

Ooh.

Christina:

—to need certainly to tell me what are the real people of three.

Drew:

Okay.

Christina:

Two i’ve produced, you’re genuine. And you are going to need certainly to pick the actual one and tell me what you believe it is more about.

Drew:

Great. Okay.

Christina:

Isn’t it time?

Drew:

I am. Just what the online game.

Christina:

Okay.

Drew:

(laughs)

Christina:

Right here we go. The first three.

The X Ingredient

,

The It Element

, and

Reality folks

.

Drew:

Huh. its amusing, ’cause you would think that

The X Element

would actually end up being

The X Factor

together with

The It Element

, but—

Christina:

Sure.

Drew:

We wanna state… i simply… Oh, i am hoping I’m not inadvertently insulting you, but i’m like

The X Ingredient

could be the clunkiest, and that means you wouldn’t have come with that. It needs to be genuine.

Christina:

You’re proper. (laughs)

Drew:

Yes.

Christina:

(laughs)

Drew:

Wow, I’m very pleased.

Christina:

What exactly do you imagine

The X Element

concerns?

Drew:

Um, In my opinion it really is about two lesbians that are exes and end on the same reality cooking demonstrate that’s type of like

Chopped

, but, like, approximately

Chopped

and

Fantastic British Baking Program

. Like, it is on for some time but it provides type of the elements of

Chopped

. Um, and they are exes and it… its sort of like a… I don’t know whether it would rely as an opponents to enthusiasts since they happened to be fans at one-point, but it is like an exes to back with each other.

Christina:

I like that. I additionally love that by asking to share with me what you believe these publications are about, I’ve only produced you make relationship plots.

Drew:

I really like it.

Christina:

That’s actually enjoyable. Uh, unfortuitously

The X Element

is actually, uh, about an assistant whom sleeps with her boss. As soon as I started reading it last week throughout the beach, we mentioned, “this is exactly definitely a

Devil Wears Prada

fanfic that features converted into a proper publication.” And when we let you know we read the

Devil Wears Prada

fanfic, we sure have actually. To make certain that’s a journey.

Drew:

Wait, but just why is it known as

The X Element

?

Christina:

Well, inside the original fanfic, the X ingredient was… there was clearly some type of reason why Miranda had all of the woman assistants, uh, eat her out to climax. Um.

Drew:

Wow.

Christina:

Cannot actually remember what the, the storyline, the backstory ,was on that, um, in the latest one, within actual published adaptation i ought to state, uh, the X component i suppose is actually, I don’t know, simply, like, that the woman assistant’s hot and she’s similar, “Oh, i will be gay now and I also wanna have intercourse together.” Like, I don’t know. The X ingredient is being hot.

Drew:

Good enough for my situation. Okay.

Christina:

There you choose to go.

Drew:

Round two.

Christina:

Round two.

Broken Hearts Club

…

Drew:

Uh-huh.

Christina:

…

Breaking Character

,

Choosing Broke

.

Drew:

Ooh, those seem like they could be actual. I really want it to be

Busting Personality

, but I think

Cracked Hearts Club

is actually real.

Christina:

Unfortuitously,

Reduced Hearts Club

just isn’t genuine. And fortunate obtainable,

Breaking Personality

is genuine.

Drew:

Oh my personal Jesus, i ought to’ve simply gone using my impulse.

Christina:

Choose your gut, girl.

Drew:


Breaking Character

. Okay, it’s about a kind of like the female Daniel Day-Lewis, like women star whom takes the woman technique acting really seriously, and she develops a relationship together with her co-star. But the woman co-star, it is ambiguous for her co-star and also for the star if the co-star is in really love together or even in love with her character. And hijinks ensue.

Christina:

Frankly, which is not far-off from real storyline of

Breaking Personality

, and that is in fact about two performers, person who is actually, uh, been labeled as a bitch but is certainly not, but is simply becoming, uh, badmouthed by the woman showrunner because she actually is on like a

Gray’s Structure

sort medical program—

Drew:

Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.

Christina:

—that features truly gone from the rails. Her personalityis the bitch.

Drew:

Mm-hmm.

Christina:

And, uh, the woman new co-star Summer — you got that right, her name is Summer — is extremely pleasant and wonderful. And because extremely bonkers land reasons, they should have a fake commitment. Nonetheless’re both gay so…

Drew:

So absolutely nothing takes place. They do not develop any feelings.

Christina:

Yeah, so they cannot… Yeah, absolutely nothing.

Drew:

They never ever hook-up. No.

Christina:

Nothing happens. They never ever explore it and have never intercourse.

Drew:

Mm-hmm.

Christina:

Yep, which is just what actually happens.

Drew:

Occasionally that is how it goes.

Christina:

Okay, your upcoming three.

Hotel Queens

,

News Moguls

, or

Restaurant Monarchs

.

Drew:

Okay, I’m going to follow my personal impulse and choose the one that I Would Like To be real—

Christina:

Okay.

Drew:

—and wish that that is real.

Hotel Queens

.

Christina:


Hotel Queens

is real.

Drew:

Wow, I’m destroying it. (laughs)

Christina:

You’re eliminating this. For a person who does perhaps not review a huge amount of lesbian relationship, uh, it’s inside blood, hottie.

Drew:

Okay, I’m going to today say the land that I hope it really is, though I’m sure based on my personal knowledge of posting business this isn’t the way it is. But Needs it to be about two participants on a show like, love,

Drag Race

’cause you are not truly supposed to, want, take one another’s spaces but, you realize, they stay in a hotel in the entire filming from the program. So they develop, like, sort of dramatic event that for some time can’t be consummated, however their spaces tend to be alongside each other so they, like, knock on the wall structure between all of them following when they’re shooting, there is the same as all stress and it’s… And yeah, that’s, that is what i would like

Hotel Queens

to get when it comes to.

Christina:

That appears quite hot. Um, that isn’t exactly what

Resort Queens

is mostly about. It’s just about a female whom operates resort hotels and, uh, an other woman exactly who operates a competing lodge.

Drew:

Sure, sure.

Christina:

Exactly Who works best for a competing lodge chain plus they, uh—

Drew:

Sure, sure, certain.

Christina:

—quite literally are lodge queens.

Drew:

Sure, sure.

Christina:

But i enjoy that power. I love the slamming on the… Very, uh,

hit 3 x about threshold if you like me personally

power, which I like.

Drew:

I found myself referencing

Vibrant Superstar

, and that I love every, i really like all of our different cultural things, you are aware.

Christina:

I love the brains.

Drew:

Yeah.

Christina:

I think minds are breathtaking.

Drew:

Yeah.

Christina:

Okay,

Paid in haven

.

Drew:

Ooh.

Christina:


The Repayment Plan

.

Drew:

Ooh.

Christina:


Payback’s a Witch

.

Drew:

Oh,

Payback’s a Witch

noises fun. I am going with

Payback’s a Witch

.

Christina:


Payback’s a Witch

. Which is fun ’cause it is a genuine guide.

Drew:

Cool.

Christina:

Tell me how you feel

Payback’s a Witch

means.

Drew:

Okay, I Acquired it.

Christina:

Okay.

Drew:

So a young homosexual witch is actually having difficulties to create book during the early several months with the pandemic.

Christina:

(laughs)

Drew:

And the landlord is similar to, “No, you must however give money.” And she’s want, “But seem, like, all these… you understand, like, it’s not possible to evict me personally,” and all sorts of these different things and like, “you need to give myself some slack,” and “its a pandemic.” And the landlord’s love, “No, I’m a landlord. I detest you.”

And so subsequently she’s like… She goes, “No, i am a witch,” and so then she begins tormenting the property manager. Really Love tale is not making use of landlord, maybe not an enemies-to-lovers circumstance because—

Christina:

‘Cause landlords tend to be bad. Sure. (laughs)

Drew:

But actually she realizes that her next-door neighbor is a witch as well as a lesbian, so they torment the property manager together and belong really love on the way. It kind of has actually like a Roald Dahl electricity, like

The Twits

. Or

Fantastic Mr. Fox

. Like, there’s not truly, like… There’s not many conflict when the preliminary conflict happens. Like, the two of them merely are just like, “we are both witches. We’re gonna torment this person which deserves to be tormented.” Following they’ve got intercourse.

Christina:

Which is actually truly gorgeous. Uh,

Payback’s a Witch

is all about, alternatively, a female who is, you guessed it, a witch which comes back to the woman hometown in which it’s the sole place that she will do magic—

Drew:

Ooh.

Christina:

—because there’s like a secret lake. She’s got been without abilities.

Drew:

Fun. Ooh.

Christina:

Um, and she meets a, a lady she had a crush on in senior school. Uh, there’s like a complete extended, like, mystery world-building thing utilizing the area and the families that run the city. They gather. It’s very nice. Fun guide,

Payback’s a Witch

.

Drew:

Honestly, of this ones so far, this is the one I would personally the majority of want to read.

Christina:


Payback’s a Witch

is very enjoyable. Uh, discover a sequel compared to that publication, but it’s sadly about directly individuals. Therefore.

Drew:

Weird.

Christina:

You victory some, you lose some. Fine, here is our final one.

Honesty and Second Chances

,

When Reality Satisfies Fiction

—

Drew:

Ooh.

Christina:

—or

The Brutal Reality

.

Drew:

Ooh. I’m gonna choose

When Truth Satisfies Fiction

.

https://girlsdate.org/lesbian-sugar-mama-dating.html

Christina:

Mm, that is sadly from my personal mind by yourself. Uh,

The Brutal Reality

, however…

Drew:

Fortunately that

The Brutal Truth

and

When Facts Matches Fiction

, I Do Believe both are about the same thing and that’s—

Christina:

Yeah, they might be.

Drew:

—novel-length fanfiction of

The Morning Show

as well as Bradley Jackson along with her truth telling. But we imagine whenever it was actually published, for copyright factors they did have to alter some specifics. So the woman name is maybe not Bradley Jackson any longer, but it’s likewise plotted.

Christina:

Which Can Be an embarrassment because Bradley Jackson is actually leading among the biggest fictional character brands ever placed to report, um, despite how—

Drew:

Absolutely.

Christina:

—ridiculous every thing regarding it is actually. But congratulations on that Emmy nom, Reese.

Drew:

(laughs)

Christina:

(laughs)

The Brutal Facts

is about a mass media mogul just who takes over a having difficulties paper and comes crazy about the crime creator, which writes—

Drew:

Ooh.

Christina:

—at the nighttime. Uh, they will have a tremendously sweet coming with each other. The media mogul is clearly extremely mean and like two decades older than this woman is. It’s really incredible material.

Drew:

Sure.

Christina:

And I will, because we care plenty for our audience, certainly include website links to all or any of those real publications in tv series records.

Drew:

Incredible.

Christina:

And also the rest of all of them, they return back into my head in which they belong. In addition, picking out games of books… Like I can develop plots for a romance books all day every day. Titles is, like, in fact shockingly challenging.

Drew:

Yeah, you did really good.

Christina:

Thanks. I simply required that compliment.

Drew:

(laughs)

Christina:

The really special visitor is one of the best visitors to thirst about superstars with. Therefore special visitor, why not present yourself so we may into star crush chat?

Jordan:

Uh, hello. Hi, Christina. It is a— And Drew. Hello. We, Im Jordan Crucchiola. And when you pay attention to any kind of my podcasts, you may possibly have started because of the Easy Podcast which I performed with Christina. So that as I mentioned while I logged to this chat, the very last time we had been on a pod with each other had been once we had been choosing Blake Lively.

Christina:

And, when I recall, texting feverishly, uh, off-mic—

Jordan:

Yeah.

Christina:

—about wow, Blake Lively’s just in some Zoom corner.

Jordan:

(laughs)

Drew:

(laughs)

Christina:

There this woman is. She’s got a great deal locks. What is taking place? She’s talkin’ to you for a long time.

Jordan:

Choose Jesus, Blake. Thank-you.

Christina:

It actually was crazy instances. Untamed times.

Jordan:

(laughs)

Drew:

Do you wish to say a little bit more about who you are?

Jordan:

Sure, sure. Um, we, I would like to claim that i’m an individual who enjoys Drew Gregory’s what I consider to get definitive

Euphoria

recaps.

Christina:

(laughs)

Drew:

Wow. Thank you.

Jordan:

There was particular one where, um… Due to the fact program can make myself thus exceptionally… Hunter Schafer is, uh, an angel from Jesus.

Christina:

Yeah.

Jordan:

In addition to program makes me exceedingly unpleasant in how single brain trust inventor, executor, manufacturer, director, author, gazes upon Hunter.

Christina:

Mm-hmm.

Drew:

Yeah.