Law and Order: SVU with Special Guest Kathy Griffin as lesbian

[Jess]

I tend to agree with more of what Chris laid out as how I viewed the show. I haven't had coffee yet so not really able to find words that make sense, however, I thought for a one hour program they were able to make mention of a great many aspects of being "lesbian" or queer in todays society.
Most importantly that we are all different and should be seen as equal to straights.

[suebee]

Originally Posted by Jess

I tend to agree with more of what Chris laid out as how I viewed the show. I haven't had coffee yet so not really able to find words that make sense, however, I thought for a one hour program they were able to make mention of a great many aspects of being "lesbian" or queer in todays society.
Most importantly that we are all different and should be seen as equal to straights.

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.

[Jess]

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.

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.

[Andrew, Jr.]

I am so disappointed in the show. It wasn't what I expected the show to be. It is Hollywood, and a ratings game.

[apretty]

i don't even watch that show, not even if they had super gay cowboy ice skating would i watch that show.

throw some queers on something that i already watch--like reruns of arrested development (on IFC!). what.

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[Gemme]

I think that they did okay in showing that DV can happen in a same sex relationship. I'm very glad that the story unfolded in such a way that Mitch was not responsible for Alissa's death. THAT, I believe, would have been detrimental.

I didn't care for the 'stay outside' comment they left in but, all in all, I see that there was some effort made and I can appreciate that. Do I think any of us could have done better? Absolutely. I wonder if they had a consultant while they were filming that episode?

Oh, and did anyone actually pay attention to the actors and actresses that were included in the rally scenes? There was a smorgasbord of examples of our diversity as a community in those scenes. That, I also appreciated.