Lesbians on TV
It's my observation that the lesbians that complain about not seeing themselves adequately represented in the media are, ironically, the lesbians that most people think of when they think of a stereotypical lesbian.
But they don't want to be stereotyped.
Additionally, that's not at all what I look like. Where are all the Girls Next Door That Clean Up Nice? Although I do occasionally make betraying wardrobe choices. You know, do-rag, tank top, cargo shorts, Birkenstocks. But I could sport Bette Porter's wardrobe if I had to (which I would if I were a rich L.A. art museum executive). And it would look damn good on me.
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What about the chubsters?
That's my complaint.
And it's not just a gay thing - it's a "the average woman is not a size 2 thing" - which would relate to most ladies on television, not just the homos.
That said, I know about 10 dykes/lesbians who look like the ladies on The L Word and have seen THOUSANDS who absolutely do not.
Then again, I don't want to see myself on t.v. - I'd rather make fun of people who aren't like me. ;)
Yes, but the "thousands who do not" all qualify as butch/male-emulating dressers?
I suspect not. I have seen hordes of women at various festivals, and most look like something inbetween the glossy women of LA in the L Word and butch/flannel wearing gals. The L Word is entertaining precisely because of the beauty of the women actors- not because it's realistic.
I'm a lot like you, Erica, with the occasional betraying wardrobe choices. ;-)
It occurred to me that I would expect a more accurate representation of "normal" lesbians from a movie. TV just seems that much more frivolous.
occasionally?! don't you own at LEAST five pairs of birkenstocks? :P
I have four. :P
But the Birks in and of themselves are not a betraying feature.
Whatever, you're so gay. :P Even my cat can see that you're gayer than gay. Aren't you from the Gayzor Mountains, where everyone is gay and wears Birkinstocks and hankies on their heads? You should change your Web site to gayspice.com. Do I smell a lesbian in here? *cough cough*
PS - Do you want to watch Baywatch again with me this Friday?