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I Love Lipstick:
The
film Stigmata & the Challenge of Conceptualizing Women as
Spiritual Agents
Making
Them Feel Like a Natural Woman:
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But
I'm A Cheerleader is a satirical comedic sketch of life in an ex-gay
reform camp. In this film her peers and parents suspect Megan, played
by Natasha Lyonne, of lesbianism. The evidence-she is a vegetarian,
likes Melissa Etheridge and Georgia O'Keefe, keeps pictures of girls
in her locker, and doesn't like to kiss her boyfriend (who happens to
be the captain of the football team)--is tallied and Megan is determined
gay. 
The
history of Western religion has, for the most part been a history of
men's religious stories, practices, and writings. It is quite rare and
exceptional to find accounts of religion or practicing groups that place
women's experiences at the center. Books, films, and various other cultural
products bear this out by demonstrating a stubborn lack of attention
to women's religious experiences. At first glance, the movie Stigmata
seems like a film that defies this generalization. 
Goth
teems drenched in black become teeny-bopper darlings in pink dresses
and platform sneakers. Male couch potatoes in flannel shirts become
debonair gentlemen in tuxedos. Scantily clad women popping out of
halter tops and leather mini-skirts become responsible women in business
suits and subtle make-up. The make-over is a popular talk show tool
used by everyone from Oprah to Jenny Jones 