The L Word TV Show - The L Word Television Show - Yahoo! TV

1. not enough butches. actually, none, unless you count tasha (or max, the one who's transitioning). she's the closest thing to a good thing. i love her character. make more realistic characters, and make them less glamorized/fetishized. which brings me to class.... all are upperclass lesbians, except the image of the artist (jodi) in the studio. the manhattan characters on this show turned their noses up at some butch background characters in a club in one of the earlier episodes, and that really hits low for people that only have this show available to them, the young women growing up and finding their own style, their inner butch and strength. i understand if you want to stick to the pristine mainstream image of upperclass lipsticks for now, but don't bash the strong, butch women. maybe start with a soft butch, a harder andro.
if i see one more shane wannabe walking around my town, i'm going to blow my lid. make women proud to be strong. (not anorexic, flighty, and fetishized.) having this show is a great opportunity to do that.

2. race. the portrayal of papi seems a little off to me.

3. commitment. with all of the shane wannabes running around, some up-and-coming girls think it's cool to cheat on their girlfriend, act in a patriarchal way towards relationships, and that it's cool and normal to have problems with intimacy, that that's the ideal. and then along comes papi, looking just plain ridiculous & unbelievable, but at least you had tasha say how lame her ways were & to 'grow out of it'. i'd like to see some positive, commited relationships, just one stable and positive role model. break the stereotype about gay people being unable to commit or have real and meaningful relationships, and that it's all about glamor.

i know you're trying to appeal to the mainstream and just make it a fun respite, poking fun at stereotypes, providing resources (slyly recommending books in segments), and keeping things light, but there's a big opportunity with this show to change mindsets, instead of propogating the negative and flighty stereotypes of dykes.
think you could also slip in a reference to some good lesbian music artists (besides peaches) every now and then?

and, BUTCH CHARACTERS. had to say it again.
thanks for reading.

The L word tv show was my first Gay tv show. It really depicted lesbians in positive light .The show is very intresting and never a dull moment I think the L word should have a little more hard studs. and at least one couple in a good relationship.

I like the idea of the show, but is very frustrating that they never have anyone stay together. It isn't realistic. I hope season 4 is better than last season. I am tired of the straight drama with Tina and all the sadness of last season.

Sometimes it's unbelievably trashy. Sometimes it's so obvious that they're not in Los Angeles. But it's always entertaining and stylish. And it's frequently very thoughtful about women and their relationships (of all kinds, ahem). Here's to season 4 of The L Word, returning in January. May Bette find someone to love, may Kit ditch the manny, and may there be lots and lots of Shane.