by helpful information perha » Mon Apr 28, 2003 2:41 pm
by Ben Varkentine » Tue Apr 29, 2003 2:49 am
Ben
"Any frontal attack on ignorance is bound to fail because the masses are always
ready to defend their most precious possession."
by xita » Tue Apr 29, 2003 8:26 am
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Si nos dejan buscamos un rincón cerca del cielo
Si nos dejan haremos con las nubes térciopelo
José Alfredo Jiménez
by helpful information perha » Tue Apr 29, 2003 8:45 am
by sam7777 » Thu May 01, 2003 12:34 pm
I'm not sure if both our letters will be in Girlfriends but if any of it gets in, it would help to show that not everyone agress with GLAAD.Quote:
In the article "The Buffy Factor" by Lauren Dockett, I found this statemnt interesting:
"The pair apologized for any insensitivity but reiterated that Buffy was a show about hardship, and that not killing Tara would have been homophobic." By giving us more insensitivity? Marti Noxon and Joss Whedon apologize and yet they call their fans homphobic for seeing the Lesbian cliche of a lesbian murdered after sex. Most of the articles on the lesbian cliche like the one Ms. Dockett quotes do not accuse Mutant Enemy of homphobia. This phrase is used by them to dismiss any arguments about the lesbian cliche. You don't have to be homophoic to show a negatice gay image. I beleive that the character of Tara was not defined by her sexulaity until her end where she was killed to turn her girlfriend evil. Until then both Willow and Tara were not portrayed as gays but characters. It's ashame.
Ms. Noxon seems to contunually complain about her fans: "I’ve gotten some of the most frightening e-mails and letters from our fans for killing Tara." I'm certain that she also got many intelligent emails from fans but doesn't mention those because arguing the cliche is to be homophobic in her mind, I guess. Many fans were upset about the death of the Tara character because it signalled a brutal end to an exeplary gay portrayal. What might have been held up as an examplar nor falls into the category of lesbian meeting a bad end like "The Children's Hours" and evil lesbians like "Basic Instinct".
It's sad to say that in this day and age the rare lesbian portrayal is one where both live and neither is evil. Another cliche we have this season is the explotation of 2 women kissing that we have gottenw tih Willow and the new girlfriend. Wilow and Tara's intimacy was never exploted in promos. The new relationship show the 2 girls having sex but no relationship. Is this for their male audience because it provides little but prurient interest.
I knew that Tara was going to die all season since Amber Benson was not in the credits. Mutant Enemy has never killed any of the characters in the credits (until the series finale I guess). Tara was never treated as a full fledged character. She was Willow's girlfriend, a witch and a lesbian. She had no story arc except to be killed to turn Willow evil. Joss Whedon was planning this plotline almost as soon as the character was introduced. She was always meant to die and have a tragic end like most lesbians do on TV shows. Thankfully most lesbians live happy and fullfilling lives and do not die or become evil. You wouldn't be able to tell that from wathcing movies and TV. This is part of the reason that so few people oppose laws against gay marriage. Their subconsciious is filled with images fo gay relationships as doomed and fleeting. Too bad.
I wish you would cover the ratngs loss that Buffy the Vampire Slayerhas suffered since the death of the Tara character last seaosn. The ratings drop show a rejection of their story by fans many of whome were former Xena fans until that ended in death as well. There is a story to be told about broken promises and lies to fans who simply want to see an image of themselves on TV.
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I see dead lesbian cliches
at: 5/1/03 11:41:30 amby dekalog » Thu May 01, 2003 2:08 pm
you just made it easier for me to vent.
by helpful information perha » Tue May 13, 2003 1:48 pm
by stereo33 » Fri May 16, 2003 3:51 pm
It was extremely easy to say why I am so disappointed in it and why it has lost so much of its audience. Thanks for the addresses. by helpful information perha » Thu May 22, 2003 10:18 am
by emma peel » Thu May 22, 2003 9:15 pm
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