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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
But teenage girls are big business for the networks, and I'd expect that that's the show's #1 target group.
Ah, but lesbians = press, and press = more viewers, regardless of target demographic. (The other point that the article makes is that girls kissing is much cheaper than setting something on fire, and much more reversible than a wedding. It's the perfect sweeps stunt because it gets attention without costing anything in terms of money or story.)
(The other point that the article makes is that girls kissing is much cheaper than setting something on fire, and much more reversible than a wedding. It's the perfect sweeps stunt because it gets attention without costing anything in terms of money or story.)
Um, yes. But also true of when men kiss.
But also true of when men kiss.
Scandal is one thing. Offense is another. More people, I wager, will turn away from the man on man tonguing as opposed to turning towards the kissy face girls.
Um, yes. But also true of when men kiss.
On television? I don't think so. Female characters (especially on teen dramas) can kiss other female characters during sweeps without committing to being gay. The only male parallel I can think of is when it's played for broad comedy -- never a gratuitous sexy moment.
Plus, two women is easier to get past the censors. It generates controversy, but not too much controversy. (It's the same double-standard that makes female nudity so much easier to get away with on film than male nudity. Except for Ewan MacGregor, it's a much bigger deal for a man to be naked than a woman.)
When men kiss, the camera goes someplace else. It is the sort of sweeps stunt that only works once, and that once was, Melrose Place in, what, 1992? Long time gone.
If not for cable, gay men on TV would be so bored!
Except for Ewan MacGregor, it's a much bigger deal for a man to be naked than a woman.
Sigh. (as I'm picturing Pillow Book Ewan).
It's a big big deal, ahem, when Ewan is naked. IJS.
will turn away from the man on man tonguing as opposed to turning towards the kissy face girls.
Well because society has been taught that girl-on-girl action is hot for both the girls and the guys who get to watch.
Sigh. It's a big big deal, ahem, when Ewan is naked. IJS.
He's got a huge talent! t /Moulin Rouge
bahaha. I had forgotten that.
My example shouldn't have been Pillow Book. It should have been Velvet Goldmine. cause that also has the eyeliner and the hot boy-on-boy action.
cause that also has the eyeliner and the hot boy-on-boy action.
Not to mention leather pants, oil, and glitter.
Note to self: Rent Velvet Goldmine ASAP.