“The L word” - where are the butch dykes?
By Mrs. Snoop
Snoop and I have been catching up on TV lately. Awhile back he started watching a show made for “Showtime” called “The L Word.” And now I’ve been watching it with him.For those who haven’t seen this show before, it’s all about a bunch of women in LA who are lesbian. The characters are all beautiful (pretty much); not a butch lesbian in the whole bunch. They party all the time. They sleep together the night they meet and they move in together the next day (or week). And they all behave like they are incapable of being stable or faithful, no matter how much they love their partner(s) or how hard they worked to “hook up” in the first place.
I don’t know hundreds of lesbians personally, but the handful I do know (some quite well) do not look like this women, nor thank God do they act like them. However, in checking with my closest lesbian friend (is that like having a black friend I wonder?) she says that the show is actually more true to life then I think. She said that the population in question is largely unstable, overly-sex-obsessed, and unfaithful, despite her relationship’s longevity. We’ve talked about that trend in the past, and she believes that some of it is due to the fact that there is very little societal encouragement for such couples to stay together; on the contrary.
But I don’t know. Society supports hetereo-couples marrying and staying together. And yet, over 50% of all married couples now end in divorce. So societal support does not seem to discourage break-ups. So I’m not sure if society can be blamed for the choices people make or how they behave in their sex lives and relationships.
The “L word” is not a bad show. The show has some heavy hitting actresses in it, the plot always has something new to say and the music they choose is good. But I do get tired of seeing people who can never be happy in their relationships. I get tired of seeing people throw happiness away with both hands. I get tired of people looking for love everywhere but in their own relationships. I get tired of seeing and hearing about self-destructive behaviors and the worship of instant (or sexual) gratification.
It makes me sad to see so many people unwilling or unable to find and stay in healthy relationships. Whether gay or straight. Whether on TV or in real life. If anyone ever figures out a guaranteed way of choosing a mates who last for a happy life time, that person will contribute more to humanity then anyone since Jesus Christ.
“The L-word.” No it’s not love. But maybe it should be.
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April 2nd, 2008 at 11:27 pm
I want to be a lesbian!
Put me right in the middle of that group in the top picture please…
April 3rd, 2008 at 7:51 am
Hey I’m already a proud lesbian…
I’ve been watching that show since day one. Decent show, but it really makes lesbians look like a bunch of sex crazed, cheating, scandalous, skanks. Basically Men.
My wife gives me grief for watching because of all the “girl on girl” action. There are more sex scenes in this show. But I swear I follow the story line. Mrs. Snoop now watches too but she has me fast forward through the chick smack and slobber.