B-Ball and the Gender Flex: Then & Now

MASKulinity Podcast

Join us, will you, and take a trip down memory lane with Samantha and Remoy... back to 2018...

• Follow along as our two hosts listen back to a season two episode where former guests Halston Bruce and Julie Henderson bring their A-game — sharing their experiences navigating gender's very blurry lines in and out of the gym
  • Julie's court dominance sparks an eye-opening discussion on the importance of male allyship
    • Remoy tells story after story... first how he failed his and Julie's movie favorite—Love and Basketball
      • Next, an anecdote about how venturing into some "femme" craftiness cracked open a deeper discussion on what it looks like to break free from the performance of MASKulinity
  • Halston's vulnerability about the muscle stigma she endured has Samantha and Remoy parsing through all the strengths women have to continually flex
  • Julie and Remoy's banter on the lack of infrastructural support for girls' sports in 2018 now seems hilariously outdated in the face of the current women's basketball revolution

Referenced in this episode:

• The OG MASKulinity episode starring one Julie Henderson and Halston Bruce: Women Athletes: performing masculinity (and femininity) on and off the court
• Another episode referenced from the (recent) past: Don't Let Them Play ⚽️⚾ Lest the MASK Fall Away
• NCAA coach and champ Dawn Staley advocates for trans athletes, both on and off the court
• Boston Celtics' Jason Tatum reveals the female athletes who inspire him
• NBA star Trae Young champions women's sports with his vocal support
• The 2024 Women's NCAA tournament final breaks records and redefines the future of the game’s relationship with audiences
• Explore Iceland's fishing industry through Halston Bruce's stunning documentary, Blood Memory
• Step into the vibrant world of Reunion Los Angeles, Halston Bruce's curated creative space

COMPANION PIECES:

• Travel back to the first live MASKulinity Podcast episode at Halston Bruce’s co-curated art Salon: MASKulinity Live at First Person Plural!
• Julie Henderson and Notre Dame coach Niele Ivey talk about Black women’s fashion and sports
• Julie Henderson's godson talks through his appreciation for women athletes… NBA rising star Jaden Ivey
• Women athletes flex on muscle stigma, breaking free from stereotypes
• Girls are finding their strength through powerlifting
• The comeuppance of girls basketball is now
• An oral history 20 years after the premiere of Love and Basketball