#THE REAL L WORD SEASON 1 EPISODE 2 VIMEO SERIES#
Because what other successful TV series follows characters based on who they have sex with? And I am not counting Playboy TV, which, by the way, had a real lesbian couple on “Brooklyn Kinda Love,” and was more realistic than “The Real L Word.” Their conversations on the show ranged from being gay-bashed to familial relationships to frank discussions on their grooming habits. But why does lesbian sex have to be the focus of the only reality show that’s on television claiming to be telling lesbian stories? When the women are not in the bedroom, they are discussing otherwise banal topics and quite obviously aren’t able to find a story that’s worth televising. And this doesn’t count the intro, which gives you an indication of how much more exploitation we can expect this season - it’s strap-on harnesses, girls falling into beds together, girls having sex in the shower, and boobs, boobs, boobs.Ī large part of being a lesbian is sex. Episode 1’s count: one long shot of a naked Romi about to get into the shower (completely gratuitous), one scene of a half-naked Whitney going down on another fully-naked Sara. But premium cable channel Showtime decided that the “realness” it should be showing on “The Real L Word” had to do with the amount of lesbian bodies and sex acts it could show. Most reality shows are aired on network or basic cable television, not allowing for such “openness” of full-on sexual contact or non-blurred nudity. And plain old relationships don’t make for good TV.
The only thing that makes lesbians different from anyone else is we are women who have relationships with other women.
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