Writer and director Kevin Smith dominated the '90s indie-comedy scene. His work was known for being edgy, honest, and vulgar, which really stuck with audiences. Some feel "Chasing Amy" is all of those things, but not necessarily in a good way.
The driving plot of the film involves a man (Ben Affleck) romantically pursuing a woman who is openly a lesbian. He spends the entire movie telling her they can't just be friends all the while not respecting her sexuality.
"Ultimately, the film assumes that a lesbian can go straight, even if just for a little while, as soon as the right guy comes along," wrote Shannon Keating for BuzzFeed in 2017. This, as many have pointed out, is a harmful stereotype.
Some also accused the film of bisexual erasure because many felt the film featured characters who identify with this sexuality meanwhile the idea that this sexuality exists is never addressed.
A few years later, Affleck would go on to star in yet another film in which his character tries to "turn a lesbian straight" in 2003's "Gigli."
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