A controversial new comedy film that mocks transgender women in sports has been labelled ‘transphobic’ by a number of progressive commentators and critics.
Lady Ballers, which was produced by conservative media outlet The Daily Wire, follows a group of middle-aged men who decide to identify as female so they can play basketball in the women’s league.
It was written and directed by The Daily Wire’s co-founder Jeremy Boering, who also stars in the lead role.
The film features cameos from The Daily Wire’s other on-air talent, including Candace Owens, Ben Shapiro, Jordan Peterson, and anti-trans activist Matt Walsh.
Most mainstream movie critics have flat-out ignored the film altogether, although the few who have dared to review it have been scathing.
Lady Ballers, a controversial new comedy film that mocks transgender women in sports, has been labelled ‘transphobic’ by a number of progressive commentators and critics
LGBTQ outlet Pink News called it a ‘transphobic sports film’, while The Decider went further by labelling it, ‘racist, sexist, transphobic and antisemitic’.
Out.com wrote that, ‘it’s a well-known fact that right wingers cannot make good art and don’t have a sense of humor’.
Meanwhile, OutSports raged that the film was, ‘poorly done, punchless and unoriginal’.
Lady Ballers has also sparked outrage among many prominent progressive commentators on social media.
The Humanist Report’s Mike Figueredo said that Lady Ballers was ‘for transphobes’ while socialist Twitch streamer Hasan Piker called it, ‘like Mrs Doubtfire, but evil’.
Despite the leftist backlash, Lady Ballers has also been showered with praise from conservative viewers.
Lady Ballers follows a group of middle-aged men who decide to identify as female so they can play basketball in the women’s league
It has an astonishing 94% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes from more than 2,500 ratings, and is currently the most popular film on the platform, beating out Julianne Moore’s May December.
‘I’m currently watching LadyBallers. It’s absolutely bonkers hilarious,’ gushed right wing commentator Ian Miles Cheong.
‘Watched Lady Ballers on Daily Wire+ last night,’ another fan posted. ‘It was funny and refreshing to have some good quality entertainment poking fun at the ridiculousness of men competing against women in women’s sports.’
‘Finally a movie that’s actually funny. I will be showing this to all my friends and family,’ said another.
It also received a glowing review from Film Threat, who called it ‘a surreal, farcical cultural satire’ with ‘a great big heart’.
So far, Lady Ballers has been a massive hit on the Daily Wire’s subscription-based streaming service, Daily Wire+.
The film has been slammed by LGBTQ outlets and many leftists on social media
According to the outlet, Lady Ballers was the biggest launch in the history of the streaming platform and delivered a tonne of new subscribers to the site.
‘Thanks to everyone for making “Lady Ballers” the biggest launch for Daily Wire EVER!’ Shapiro exclaimed on X this week.
‘We launched DW to make the content nobody else had the balls to make. “Lady Ballers” hits that target absolutely dead center.’
Daily Mail Australia has contacted The Daily Wire for comment.
The film was written and directed by The Daily Wire’s co-founder Jeremy Boering, who also stars in the lead role
Despite the backlash, plenty of fans have praised the controversial comedy
The Daily Wire has been making an effort in recent years to create conservative-leaning entertainment as an alternative to left-leaning Hollywood.
The site contains documentaries on topics like Black Lives Matter and transgenderism, as well as original films, including one starring Star Wars actress Gina Carano.
Fox has also expanded into conservative entertainment with their own streaming app, Fox Nation.
The app, which is currently only available in the United States, has revived both COPS and Duck Dynasty, and also has a Top Gun-inspired reality competition show hosted by Dennis Quaid.
Fox Nation has also produced a number of true crime documentaries, including one on the Jussie Smollett hate crime hoax, along with stand-up comedy specials with the likes of Roseanne Barr and Rob Schneider.
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