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== [[Live Action TV]] == |
== [[Live Action TV]] == |
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* ''[[The L Word]]'', as was inevitable for a show about a bunch of [[Lipstick Lesbian|very good-looking]] [[Girl |
* ''[[The L Word]]'', as was inevitable for a show about a bunch of [[Lipstick Lesbian|very good-looking]] [[Girl-On-Girl Is Hot|lesbians]]. It pandered generously to straight males through extensive sex scenes, making one of the girls bisexual (which ensured ''at least'' some scenes would include a straight guy), featuring mainly straight guys in the supporting cast and reducing gay guys to extras. Ilene Chaiken publicly claimed that the show would never have been made if it hadn't pandered to the Testosterone Brigade -- and unfortunately, she's probably right. |
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* ''[[Sex and The City]]''. It's a show about [[Ms. Fanservice|four sexy]] [[Christmas Cake|older women]] who like to [[Everybody Has Lots of Sex|have sex]] and talk about it -- and this being [[HBO]], they don't cut away from the nudity.<ref>Out of the four main cast, [[Sarah Jessica Parker]] was the only one who had a no-nudity clause and didn't have to bare her naughty bits for the show -- and perhaps not coincidentally, she's also the one whose appearance is most frequently criticized by men.</ref> While its male fanbase is often stereotyped as being [[Fag Hag|composed primarily of]] [[Camp Gay]] men who watch it for the fashion, during its prime it also had a very large contingent of straight male fans, as it featured a ton of female skin and enough of the male perspective (at times) to occupy straight men's interest. |
* ''[[Sex and The City]]''. It's a show about [[Ms. Fanservice|four sexy]] [[Christmas Cake|older women]] who like to [[Everybody Has Lots of Sex|have sex]] and talk about it -- and this being [[HBO]], they don't cut away from the nudity.<ref>Out of the four main cast, [[Sarah Jessica Parker]] was the only one who had a no-nudity clause and didn't have to bare her naughty bits for the show -- and perhaps not coincidentally, she's also the one whose appearance is most frequently criticized by men.</ref> While its male fanbase is often stereotyped as being [[Fag Hag|composed primarily of]] [[Camp Gay]] men who watch it for the fashion, during its prime it also had a very large contingent of straight male fans, as it featured a ton of female skin and enough of the male perspective (at times) to occupy straight men's interest. |
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* The same could be said of ''[[True Blood]]'' and other female-targeted [[HBO]] shows, for much the same reason. |
* The same could be said of ''[[True Blood]]'' and other female-targeted [[HBO]] shows, for much the same reason. |
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[[Category:Fandom]] |
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[[Category:Testosterone Brigade]] |
[[Category:Testosterone Brigade]] |
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