First off my writer's block is gone thanks to today's class! I found the class today to be one of my favourite and most enjoyable classes thus far. Instead of debates there were solid, interesting discussions that had the class laughing for the whole hour & 15 minutes.
Some of what we said in class I already knew, like the difference between sex and gender.
Sexuality is a whole other topic.
After today's class I got to thinking about sexuality, what is taboo and what isn't.
I feel in society, especially the media, that though more people are accepting homosexuality it is lesbians that are more accepted than gays.
For example, at the 2003 MTV VMA's there was the infamous kiss between Britney Spears and Madonna during the show's opening performance. Neither women have admitted to being homosexual, or even bisexual, but admitted in interviews that it was a "spur of the moment decision". It caused a lot of uproar but also was seen as one of the hottest girl on girl makeouts of the decade.
Bending the barriers of sexuality is something that celebrities like to do to grab attention, for the pure shock value. Others just do it because it is part of who they are.
It is odd that it is more common to see 2 girls kissing than 2 boys. Females pushing the sexual borders is more acceptable than for males to do it.
Any thoughts on why that is?
