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Originally Posted by cybersuebee
I think they tried to include too many sub-sets of the lesbian community without enough attention paid to any one to enable those unfamiliar with them to come to any kind of understanding. The one agressive in the show was a pretty good example of that. The only saving grace was Dr. Huang's comment that Papa C quoted above, and that was MUCH too little.
All in all, not a great show: neither in terms of representing us, nor in terms of entertainment value.
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Well, I guess it's all in the entertainment vs education factor. I think that the point of making an effort to show anything other than the typical "girl on girl for male viewing pleasure", is a huge step on the part of the writer's, producers, etc. They didn't HAVE to do anything. My guess is that "someone" on the show is trying to point out some basic issues facing the LGBTQIA (or whatever all the letters are now) community.
So, for what it is worth, I tip my hat to them for trying. The world has a long way to go in seeing us as similar instead of "other" and even baby steps are good for me. I do agree that depending on how it is seen/ interpreted it could be good or bad, just like any other subject.
Personally I think the missing "kiss" is fine. It would have just been viewed as gratuitous as I see it.
At any rate.. very interesting to see our "own" take on the episode.
