[SassyLeo]

Originally Posted by EzeeTiger

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The thing about a show like the L Word was that it was mostly crap, in writing and acting. Some queer had an idea for a show (which coulda been a really good idea) and Showtime decided they could make money off of it ("hot women having sex with each other, it sells"). Yes, there were a few queers in real life on the show as someone else already mentioned. Also the show's creator Ilene Chaiken is a lesbian and two of the directors are out lesbians, Rose Troche and Angela Robinson come to mind. It didn't represent any lesbians I know, and not realistic about it's protrayals of everyday people, homosexual, lesbian, queer or otherwise most of the time. I mean who goes out to breakfast with their friends everyday before work and then goes clubbing several nights during the work week?? Really no different than Queer as Folk. At times unbelievable about more serious topics as well....
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So I've been thinking more about this today.

Ever since the L Word aired, I have had so many mixed feelings about it.

1. Yay, the Queers have a show! Yay, it is all about Lesbians! Yay, it is on a big time cable network! Yay, it has a couple of well known actors!

2. Boo, it is not on primetime TV. Boo, 99% of the actors are straight women. Boo, the characters are totally not "real life" type Lesbians.

So basically they have perpetuated the totally stereotypical and also unrealistic Lesbian world. But at least it is on TV, right? (I'm being sort of glib).

What is worse, having dramatic unrealistic visibility or having visibility at all?