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Sun, 03 Jan 2010 01:55:06 +0000

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By: Sophie

Sophie — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:52:58 +0000

I am delighted that I’m not the only one who has been bugged by this for a good while. I think every single media text with a lesbian in has her sexualised and waiting to be injected with a bit of man lovin’, or her being large hairy and cross. One of my favourite representations is the girls in But I’m A Cheerleader- they were obviously a little exaggerated like all stereotypes but it showed that there attractive lesbians, overtly feminine lesbians, sexy moody lesbians, we’re very similar to those other women-the straights!
Eating ex girlfriends entrails for breakfast not a bad idea nutricious AND fun.

Also, this is a really cool website, it’s nice to have a British one!

By: Rosie

Rosie — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:03:29 +0000

DROOL DROOL DROOL
I am so obsessed with Eva Green AND Juno Temple. This film excites me!
(My friend and I went to the premiere to stalk them like massive geeks)

By: louise

louise — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:52:34 +0000

Yeah it was reaally awkward. Just before the woman asked the question Eva Green had referred to her character in the original book sounding like a ‘massive dyke’ , and then Jordan responded to the angry lesbian by saying that infact Miss G wasn’t supposed to be a lesbian really, it was more about ‘that obsession you have when you’re growing up with your best friend’, and the fact that Fiamma was everything she wanted to be or something. But the fact that Eva Green had just said her character was a massive lez kind of undermined her point a bit. It was pretty funny and awkward to watch. the rest of the cast looked a bit bemused. Me and my friend were literally crying with laughter at the front…whoops.

By: Florentine

Florentine — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:51:20 +0000

Yup, I’m gonna stick my neck out on the line a bit here and say it generally makes a sizeable difference if the lez drama in question is written by a gay woman (or man), who thus doesn’t see gay women as an ‘other’ or misunderstood outsider… hooray for Sarah Waters – and congrats on her Writer of the Year win at the Stonewall Awards last night.

By: Ariel

Ariel — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:04:19 +0000

Tipping the Velvet doesn’t portray all lesbians as evil mad & psychotic (just some as a bit sexually perverse). This is why one needs to stick to lezzie-friendly drama otherwise you just end up with the soap scenario of the lesbian other.

By: Florentine

Florentine — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:35:20 +0000

Haha, that is pretty gutsy. I would definitely opt to have plastic surgery after that so no-one (Jordan) ever recognised me again. I wasn’t at that screening no… but it just goes to show how much of a universal feeling it is. Amongst gays anyway. So, out of interest, how did ‘Team Cracks’ respond? Squirm much?

I want to eat my fist just thinking about it.

By: Louise

Louise — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:14:00 +0000

This is exactly what I thought after watching it!

Were you in the premier thing with the cast and director? There was a question and answers session after the film screening and a lady brought up the ‘Mad,bad and sad’ portrayal of lesbians in way too many films and the fact that she was pretty a bit pissed off there was another one to add to the list. I was quite pleased considering I would definitely NOT be brave enough to insult the film in front of the director…well more importantly Eva Green.

Still a really entertaining film though.

By: petit fours

petit fours — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:56:10 +0000

ha, great review. oh god you are so right flo WE are all unhinged on film. ghg. I do like in the Wire though that the female cop is just gay. on the side and it doesn’t make her crazy, well no more than anyone else.

I remember in covent garden someone had scrawled on a poster for Lesbian Vampire Killers “killing lesbians isn’t funny”. it’s not!

and while i’m free associating, this is a pretty scathing review that I found of lesbian film Loving Annabelle set in yes, a boarding school
http://www.moviepie.com/component/content/article/2-on-video/430-LOVING-ANNABELLE

By: Devils Food Cake

Devils Food Cake — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:34:16 +0000

Florentine (can I call you Flo?) – this article has singularly made my fucking week – it is glorious. I love it. A toast to you.