Imagine: Jeannette Winterson - My Monster and Me
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Anna
Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View PostMale heterosexual attitudes towards lesbianism have always been contradictory.
The majority of women like gay men because they are totally unthreatening, you can be friends with them, sometimes it's quite hard to be friends with some heterosexual males.
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Originally posted by Anna View PostIndeed, as also as you say, it's a huge male fantasy but, conversely, if a woman knocks a man back she's dismissed as "obviously, she's a lezzie"
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Originally posted by jean View PostI'm outta here.
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Originally posted by Anna View PostIndeed, as also as you say, it's a huge male fantasy but, conversely, if a woman knocks a man back she's dismissed as "obviously, she's a lezzie" Ditto comment if a woman is seen as somewhat masculine or butch.
Personally, I think an awful lot of men feel threatened by women, whatever their orientation.The majority of women like gay men because they are totally unthreatening, you can be friends with them, sometimes it's quite hard to be friends with some heterosexual males.
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Anna
Originally posted by Mary Chambers View PostWhen I was young, the word 'frigid' was used quite a bit. (Not of me as far as I know!!) It was what men said about women who didn't fancy them for whatever reason
Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View PostOn the other hand I think quite a lot of women think it is impossible to have platonic relationships with men. Some of my greatest and most longlasting friendships have been with women.
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Originally posted by Anna View PostIndeed Mary. And we have to be so wary of damaging men's fragile egos don't we? It's like treading on eggshells sometimes.
Very much depends on the man, you may be the exception, I haven't found it very easy.
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handsomefortune
thanks very much for the iplayer link to a relatively unique cultural icon serial apologist!
i really enjoyed the film, (especially having read comments on here first).
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Originally posted by handsomefortune View Postthanks very much for the iplayer link to a relatively unique cultural icon serial apologist!
i really enjoyed the film, (especially having read comments on here first).
There's much more to Janette than I'd realised... and to this thread than I'd reckoned with
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