tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30566857.post2132941563870856141..comments2023-08-20T11:14:57.937+00:00Comments on Bisexuality and beyond: Bisexuals on televisionSue Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04682934707338626061noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30566857.post-30766364086007741982012-05-18T22:51:08.968+00:002012-05-18T22:51:08.968+00:00I think the reason the T isn't incorporated wi...I think the reason the T isn't incorporated with the L, G, and B is that L, G, and B are about sexuality; T is about gender. They're completely separate issues. I wonder why they're even smushed together into LGBT. What does transgenderism have to do with homosexuality and bisexuality?<br />NOTE: I'm not trying to be offensive. Really, I'm not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30566857.post-69255291369925971382011-01-27T22:36:18.346+00:002011-01-27T22:36:18.346+00:00I would also like to add Torchwood as every chara...I would also like to add Torchwood as every character in the main 5 person cast has a relationship or sexual encounter with a member of each sex. I was also very excited to have been watching Gossip Girl and the openly gay character Eric is down to earth and liked. When he falls for a guy called Elliot who then turns up at a party with a girlfriend he is understandably upset. However, Elliot asks him to dance and when Eric questions "But I thought you liked girls?" Elliot simply replies "Yeah. I like boys too. And I like you. How about that dance?". No big fuss is made the simplicity alone showed the acceptance. I am however a little disappointed to be watching the new episode of Skins and still have "gay" "batty boy" "lesbo dyke" used to casually insult the characters. At the moment my problem with bisexuality on television is that it is often presented (as in Glee) as a temporary experiment before going back to the straight partner. I'm all for bicuriosity but I believe that some decided bisexuals (like Elliot on Gossip Girl) should have it accepted as a life choice rather than indecision.Sandy Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208911819753681799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30566857.post-18209116909167076462010-05-02T07:06:47.939+00:002010-05-02T07:06:47.939+00:00The characters Santana and Britney on the TV show ...The characters Santana and Britney on the TV show Glee are bisexual. They are interested in boys, but the show has also referenced their own sex life with each other. Seeing as Glee is such a popular show, I was very excited to learn that Santana and Britney have sex with guys and girls!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30566857.post-73592621696158956682010-04-30T13:03:46.925+00:002010-04-30T13:03:46.925+00:00To tell you the truth, I had to think hard to find...To tell you the truth, I had to think hard to find the "bi" character in House - even I have the first 4 seasons in DVD and plan to buy the other one tuned on French TV right now (5th season) as soon as it appears in store.<br />I could say I am a House fan.<br />But the bi character - damn! Let me laugh a little.<br />...LOL...<br />It seems that bi characters are, as you said, reduced to the female alternative, which suits the western society conception of a "sexy woman".<br />But they are never a main character (except for TV serials such as the L world).<br />And worst, their bisexuality is never an opportunity for the director to address a bi audience - it's only a way to create a "mysterious" character, whose bisexuality will usually be considered as "alien".Ludicroushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627624282987456371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30566857.post-62710754417957152862010-01-26T00:29:55.728+00:002010-01-26T00:29:55.728+00:00Yes - I'd forgotten Bob and Rose (gay man fall...Yes - I'd forgotten Bob and Rose (gay man falls in love with woman drama). I liked that one but it was years ago now.<br />And I remember the Woman's Hour piece too. Bad. There must have been other similar items but I can't remember or never heard them.<br />Clearly we are scratching around for mere titbits...Sue Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04682934707338626061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30566857.post-59561047833425045102010-01-25T18:05:15.865+00:002010-01-25T18:05:15.865+00:00I completed the survey. I pointed out that the on...I completed the survey. I pointed out that the only bi characters I knew of were on Torchwood/Doctor Who, and before that in the Russell T Davies series Bob & Rose. I also pointed out that the only discussion I'd heard on Radio 4 regarding bisexuality was on Woman's Hour where - I kid thee not - the discussion was between Jenni Murray, a woman who specialised in research on poly relationships, and a woman who had once gone on a date with a guy and decided not to trust him because he told her up front he identified as bi. The whole conversation boiled down to, "All bi people are poly, which isn't always a bad way of having relationships, but it's usually about men getting control" + "I just don't trust bi people because I don't think they can have monogamous relationships" (I sent in an email at the time, explaining that many of us are, in fact, monogamous, that our poly (straight, gay, and bi) friends actually have a wide array of ways of having relationships, and that the whole "discussion" was an utter farce and desperately offensive).<br /><br />I also begged them not to assume that Bs are just subsets of L&G, to be rendered invisible by just "including" Ls & Gs (OK, mainly Gs), and to actually create complex characters.<br /><br />Who knows whether or not it will be listened to, but the more Bi/Queer people and our friends who are prepared to make passionate, articulate pleas for sensible representation, the better for everyone.<br /><br />I understand that there will be a gender-based survey at some point, in which questions of sex, gender, and gender identity will be asked - when, though, I do not know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30566857.post-75153148937608259042010-01-23T12:20:07.263+00:002010-01-23T12:20:07.263+00:00Thanks all. Can anyone think of any out bi present...Thanks all. Can anyone think of any out bi presenters etc? I realise that's asking a lot...!Sue Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04682934707338626061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30566857.post-16303823649007395252010-01-23T03:41:04.099+00:002010-01-23T03:41:04.099+00:00the real world
mike, the guy is so kind and genui...the real world<br /><br />mike, the guy is so kind and genuine.<br /><br />he's secure about his sexuality even though he's only recently came out. he's also a christian.<br /><br />the girl (i forgot her name) is sweet...and wild! <br /><br />she's enjoying her single life, loves being independent, and doesn't seem to be using her sexuality as a tool either.mizztcasahttp://twitter.com/mizztcasanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30566857.post-81536029159365691292010-01-23T03:28:05.853+00:002010-01-23T03:28:05.853+00:00I don't know if you'd count this as recent...I don't know if you'd count this as recent since it's been off the air a while now, but Lindsey on (US) Queer As Folk was bi. Her internal conflict between dyke identity, biphobia, and hetero-identified privilege was a significant story in season four that continued to resonate in season five. It impressed m at the time, because it was not the standard trope of bi female as fetish object for straight man. Though the story dealt with her feelings about entering into that role too.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14621350448525256130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30566857.post-65575178461263389182010-01-23T03:08:26.814+00:002010-01-23T03:08:26.814+00:00There is a long way to go for fair and bi visibili...There is a long way to go for fair and bi visibility on TV. I am pretty happy with the way MTV's Real World has shown the 2 bi housemates thus far.Queers Unitedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05074493276489593816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30566857.post-83457721895583041932010-01-22T18:06:24.969+00:002010-01-22T18:06:24.969+00:00The only show I'd add to the list is Torchwood...The only show I'd add to the list is Torchwood.JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10322627334640771832noreply@blogger.com