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I love The L Word. Maybe because I grew up in the 60s when no one dreamed of a slick lesbo soap opera someday.
No, they don't seem much like real-life lesbians. Maybe they should get real. Like the other shows on TV are. Shows about straight people have maintained such integrity in staying realistic. Think of Dallas, 90210, Nip/Tuck or the stark realism of Grey's Anatomy. It's full of terrific lines and plots and beautifully coiffed doctors just like you see at any local hospital. Right?
The L Word is no better or worse than any TV drama. But as usual, woman have to work twice as hard to be thought half as good.
