hmsindecision: escapingtoxicjustice: hmsindecision: This is from The Guardian. If anyone wonders why
hmsindecision:escapingtoxicjustice:hmsindecision:This is from The Guardian. If anyone wonders why I don’t trust lesbians written by straight men, it’s this right here.Yeah I am actively turned off by this shit. Most of the time Xena doesn’t feel as objectifying as usual, so I still enjoy it, but I get way more–sexual–enjoyment out of a fully clothed woman without any hint of objectification than by a half naked woman who is clearly there to titillate men. I like breasts but the moment they’re subjected to the male gaze, my enjoyment fades.I think what gets me is how very male it is to think that I as a lesbian want to watch lesbians in media to get turned on. We want to see reflections of ourselves! We want to see reflections of our relationships!I agree. Women in film being super objectified makes me sad and upset, not turned on.^ Yes this is a very good point, I’ve never went into anything with a lesbian character thinking “oh yes this is gonna be a huge turn on!”. I am looking for a legitimately well-written character who is also a lesbian (and hopefully her sexuality is a properly explored aspect of her character). If she is also attractive to me, then sure, bonus points. And yeah I don’t find male-gazey depictions of women very appealing (I don’t really know what this character looks like yet so I’m mostly just talking about how other ‘strong’ female characters are often portrayed: still very feminine and thin, noticeable “assets”, never making an ‘ugly’ facial expression, etc.) That’s just simply not my taste to begin with. I hate it when straight men/male writers assume we think like them. -- source link
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