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AfterEllen's lesbian characters PSA: Yeah, what she said!
By now you may have seen some of the online videos that various television talents have made in support of the writers' strike. (The "Speechless Without Writers" campaign is the biggest, although a recent bit about cute animals in viral videos featuring David Cross as a scab piano-playing kitten was my favorite so far.) The ladies over at AfterEllen.com took the opportunity to toss in some gentle suggestions of their own regarding the woeful state of lesbian and bi characters on television, asking the striking writers to start writing more gals with pals when the strike is over. Now, we may think we have it bad in terms of gay visibility on television, but we've got a cakewalk compared to the ladies. Aside from The L Word it's pretty much crickets, which has driven the AEllen ladies to dangerous extremes, including creating their own online programming. We of course fully support this cause. Actually, we're more behind this than we are behind getting stuff like Jay Leno back on the air, but that's another discussion. To check out the plea for lesbian and bi characters and some examples of their endearingly makeshift lesbian-inclusive replacement entertainment, click on through the jump! Submitted by on Wed, 2007-12-05 10:01. |
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*cringe*
i have never seen the L word, but aside from that....i have always cringed at lesbian characters on tv. my reason being....they are usually put in for ratings and it's usually so forced....obviously. i would gladly welcome a lesbian couple or whatnot if they weren't written with having to makeout every 5 seconds or whatever.
it's weird to people that i root for the gay men couples on tv, but i root for them because they're not written so badly and not so stereotypically. another reason i cringe at lesbians on tv is because there is always a guy on the show who has to comment how hot it is or something. also, the women usually flaunt their sexuality as if it's a new disvovery. it's like "oh my god, watch me while i kiss her....i hope you get off to us...heheheee" UGH. in my personal experience, i myself have not been taken seriously when i tell someone i am gay. they (usually guys) immediately think i am trying to seduce them...OR they dare me to kiss the nearest female to prove it. (WTF??)
point is.....i DO want lesbian characters, but i want them to be written realistically...maybe then, some people won't think it's "the hot thing" to do when they actually DO meet a lesbian. *thinks* i don't know if that last part made sense, but eh...i think my main point came across.
Do The Right Thing, Writers
Creative videos. The second one was a lot of fun. I completely support you in getting more lesbian characters on tv.