Comments on: Two Brides? Perfect.

By: Spencer

Spencer — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:39:43 +0000

@BeckySharper: Fingers crossed for amnesia!

I see what you’re saying. I am all for insane, complicated soap relationships, I just wish that the spoiler in Reese and Bianca’s relationship wasn’t a man. Since Reese and Bianca came to town last fall, the focal point of their story has been Reese’s relationship with the brother-in-law, not her relationship with Bianca. That’s just my take on the show, though.

By: BeckySharper

BeckySharper — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:05:51 +0000

@Spencer. So what you’re saying is they’re set to have the generic soap opera sturm-und-drag, infidelity-ridden marriage? I mean, it’s not like we expect soaps to treat a gay marriage any more reverently than they treat hetero ones–shit always breaks down after the froufy, soft-focus ceremony.

Wanna place bets on how long before the writers throw in some demonic possession, amnesia and/or mistaken identity?

By: Spencer

Spencer — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 01:58:19 +0000

Unfortunately, the AMC wedding and entire storyline so far has been a joke. Reese made out with Bianca’s brother-in-law the night before the wedding and had a dream about marrying him that morning. And the wedding is going to be annulled in a few weeks.

By: HanaMaru

HanaMaru — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:56:09 +0000

Britni-I understand, and I think you made a good point about men being the standard audience.

By: Britni (Vagina Wig)

Britni (Vagina Wig) — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:03:30 +0000

HanaMaru: Oh, yes, I agree that the wedding is totally awesome and a huge step, hence my original comment. My comment about men being the presumed audience was geared at labeled’s inquiry about why gay men are more “upsetting” than lesbians.

By: HanaMaru

HanaMaru — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:54:47 +0000

There are far more depictions of gay men on tv, and lesbians show up more often when they leave a man for a woman or leave their female lover for a man. Or, they’re sadly single.

Lesbians are seen by some as less threatening to the status quo because their sexuality supposedly isn’t real since no penises are involved, no hymen breached. This itself comes from prejudice, not acceptance. Britni points out that men are almost always the presumed audience. I don’t think the wedding falls under the umbrella of titillation for men, though. Women actually marrying each other has nothing to do with men. That’s plenty revolutionary for me.

By: Britni (Vagina Wig)

Britni (Vagina Wig) — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:42:39 +0000

@labeled: I see your point, but even though women are the target audience, society as a whole tends to see lesbians as more acceptable than gay men. And women are a part of that society and are as influenced by societal norms and opinions as are the men.

By: labeled says good show!

labeled says good show! — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:40:20 +0000

@Britni & Becky: I suppose. But aren’t “we” the demographic? I mean, women are traditionally the target for soaps, aren’t they? Is the economy so fubared that even soaps are adding HOTT LESBIANS for the unemployed male masses?

Cuz, gurrrrl, you know we ladies luv our gayz. What with their snappy wit and always helping out with what to wear and which couch to buy. :\

It would just seem that the patriarchy is taking one on the chin here.

By: BeckySharper

BeckySharper — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:26:12 +0000

@labeled: I think it’s all about the buttsecks. The whole “men being penetrated” thing comes up in every single homophobic rant I’ve ever heard about gay men, even though not all gay men have anal sex and plenty of straight men and women do too. Lesbian sex is so much less threatening–and fear-inspiring–to your average ignorant homophobe.

By: Britni (Vagina Wig)

Britni (Vagina Wig) — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:24:21 +0000

@labeled: But two women together is HOTT, and since it’s all about what men like and men want, two women together is much more acceptable, as long as the men can ogle the HOTTNESS of two women making out.

But two men together? What guy wants to watch that? It’s icky.