gay in hollywood
Sep. 27th, 2008 03:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rmhttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/28/fashion/28gay.html
Even when you're nobody (read: even when you're me), this is the sort of shit you have to think about all the time.
One thing it didn't cover, and I think is a common experience of gay women in entertainment, is that the beauty standard gets even higher. Androgyny that is sexy or provocative for a straight actress becomes an "ugly lesbian" concern. You have to be utterly, conventionally glamorous and completely non-threatening all the time. You don't get "quirky" wiggle room.
Even when you're nobody (read: even when you're me), this is the sort of shit you have to think about all the time.
One thing it didn't cover, and I think is a common experience of gay women in entertainment, is that the beauty standard gets even higher. Androgyny that is sexy or provocative for a straight actress becomes an "ugly lesbian" concern. You have to be utterly, conventionally glamorous and completely non-threatening all the time. You don't get "quirky" wiggle room.
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Date: 2008-09-28 06:33 am (UTC)