An Analysis Of Bisexuality In Orange

The faces of Queer Culture has long been K.D. Lang, Ellen Degeneres, and Elton John. While these icons represent the queer community in that they are gay individuals, they are not wholly representative of the community because there is no one "queer story." However, these icons all have cisgender, white privilege which results in a great dearth of representation for transgender, non-binary, and people of color in the media. Another issue with queer representation in the media is the differentiation between gender expression and sexual orientation. Gender expression associated with masculinity such as short hair, loose clothing, and rough materials such as denim when worn by a woman is seen as a demarcation of "alternative" sexualities. However, those assumptions neglect to recognize the diversity of gender expression. Gender expression among heterosexuals varies greatly with some men presenting as "metrosexual" and some women presenting as "tomboys." Similarly, this type of variation exists within the LGBTQ+ community as members can range from "femme" to "butch" to androgynous. Portia de Rossi would be a classic example of a "femme" lesbian in terms of her long hair and frequent wearing of dresses. Often times these feminine lesbians, if they are portrayed at all, are often used to attract male audiences. However, Orange is the New Black challenges these conventions through the genres of Sophia Burset, Piper Chapman, and Big Boo.

The representation of the LGBT community in the film industry has long been a topic of much debate. In her article, “It Ain’t Easy Being Bisexual on TV,” Amy Zimmerman addresses this topic with specific interest on bisexual representation. By appealing to the logic of her audience, using an informal tone, and referring to relatable content, Zimmerman constructs an argument which persuades readers of The Daily Beast that the film industry is unfairly and inaccurately representing bisexuals. However, her argument holds little influence over those who are not movie fans or The Daily Beast readers.

That status of women in television programs is grossly misrepresented. Female sexuality on broadcast television is, in most cases, exaggerated and has set an unrealistic standard that real women are attempting to reach. Not only this, but it has created new expectations for men. With my personal project, I wrote letters to television executives—Robert Greenblatt, chairman of NBC Entertainment; Paul Lee, president of ABC Entertainment Group; Nina Tassler, president of CBS Entertainment; Dana Walden and Gary Newman, co-chairpersons of FOX Broadcasting—demanding that promote a better representation of female sexuality. As well as have a better representation of all sexualities, meaning more accurate depictions of lesbian women, bisexual women, and trans women.

The second pattern that the show demonstrates is the dominance of heterosexuality and heterosextual privilege. All the character in the show are in a heterosexual relationship which are reflected in the nature of the space that they occupy. In the workplace and within the household the representation of heteronormative culture dominates. There is no representation of homonormative spaces or other sexual minorities in the show. The third pattern that the show demonstrates is gender performance. West and Zimmerman refer to gender performance as “doing gender” which will be later discussed in the next section. Due to the strong heteronormative nature of the show, the pattern of explicit gender performances are portrayed through clothing, behaviors, and interactions.These patterns are all related to specific locations in which each of the genders occupies. It is through this segregation of genders that the show perpetuates societal norms that support heteronormative culture and result in gender inequalities.

Television has changed to include the LBGT community, but seldom do you see the Gay community with HIV shown on television. This chapter covers a study about Gay undergraduate males and the way it makes sense of HIV and its storyline on television. The study draws from the fictional television series Queer as Folk, one of the highest rated programs on cable television.

Orange is the New Black is a perfect example of different sociological concepts we’ve discussed in class. The show is streamed on Netflix. It’s takes place in an all girls prison, Litchfield Penitentiary. The premises of the show is Piper Chapman’s life in prison for money laundering. However, in this paper I will be talking and using examples of sex, gender, race, religion, groups, and organization, all of which are found in Orange is the New Black.

Connor Manning addresses some of the more common stereotypes bisexuals experience such as people not accepting your sexuality unless you have had sexual experiences with multiple genders, that bisexuals are more likely to cheat on a partner, bisexuals are greedy, that sexuality is black and white between homosexuality and heterosexuality (Manning). Within media representation of bisexuals is scarce. When there are bisexuals in media, writers often either rely heavily on stereotypes instead of developing an interesting and complex character, like Alice in The L Word (Schrag and Dabis), or they use bisexuality as a plot point and gloss over it for the rest of the show, like Reagan in New Girl (Meriwether). If bisexuals were portrayed more

Amy Zimmerman's position on the difficulties of bisexuality on TV presents an intriguing argument. However, Her use of pathos and ethos were rendered ineffective because of her select choice of audience and use of real-life examples.

Describing the behaviors of black women on Real Housewives of Atlanta, Love and Hip Hop, Basketball Wives, and Bad Girls Club there were no gender differences in the evaluation of participants responses except from the African American woman. Participants excluding the African American woman believe their behavior exemplifies barbaric, hostile, and sexually promiscuous characteristics . Each one referenced Love and Hip Hop, Bad Girls Club, and Basketball Wives as shows who televise black women behaving negatively. The African American woman believed that these Real Housewives of Atlanta focuses on the positives of a black woman strong willed and educated. However, she did not believe black women's behavior on Love and Hip Hop was barbaric but, purely

For instance, several studies have found that individuals endorsing high levels of loneliness and related emotions are more likely to engage in parasocial relationships with favored media (Baek, Bae, & Jang, 2012; Greenwood & Long, 2009). Moreover, parasocial relationships may also provide viewers with an important source of belongingness (Derrick, Gabriel, & Hugenberg, 2009). Despite the variety of individual characteristics that have been found to be associated with parasocial relationships, the ways in which these relationships may exist within the sexual minority community remain

The Homosexual Identity in Televisions Shows of the 1980s and 1990s Television shows in the 1980s and 1990s represented the views held by their respective societies. Moreover, Ellen Degeneres, a gay television icon was unable to fully communicate who she was to her audience. On The Ellen Show, Ellen Morgan’s - Degeneres’ character - homosexuality was a taboo not discussed openly. The silencing of the homosexual identity was a reflection of the society at large. Clearer thesis needed: What precisely will you argue?

I have chosen to look at and analyse a television text. It is a TV drama aimed at a teenage audience called Skins. I chose this particular text as it focuses upon many different characters and scenarios in regards to sexuality and this forms a basis for analysis and evaluation. Skins also focuses upon Teenage sexuality, specifically, which I believe is a broad and interesting subject to analyse with many opportunities to elaborate.

Sexual subjectivity refers to the notion that a person’s sexual orientation, or rather, sexual desires dictate their identity and how they perform said identity. For the purposes of this essay, the focus will be on the recently dubbed “American hero” for her journey with transitioning from being a male to a female, Caitlyn Jenner. The famous news of Caitlyn Jenner’s transition had plagued the tabloids in 2015, where some probing questions about her sexuality have been answered and some left unanswered. Caitlyn Jenner has performed two distinct forms of gender on the family reality television series (Keeping up with the Kardashians) and her new reality television series, which will be the media discussed (I am Cait). These distinct forms of gender roles also accompanied a change in her sexuality—or at least the spark of a change. Although Caitlyn Jenner’s new identity has majorly evolved during the past few years, due to her lack of disclosure in regards to her sexual orientation, her identity as a whole remains to be under questioning. Certain aspects of Caitlyn Jenner’s transition tend to indicate that she will succumb to society’s ideals of heteronormativity and transform her sexuality as a result, by creating a new sexual identity for her new gender. It can also be argued that her sexuality is completely dependent on how she performs it, rather than what she as an individual actually wants and desires. This essay will use evidence through Caitlyn Jenner’s new reality

Orange Is the New Black has started to redefine various gender and sexuality expectations that have been concreted in to media for many years. Women are not always portrayed genuinely in mainstream media, many television shows place women on a sexualized pedestal, where they are subject to male gaze due to hegemonic femininity representation. Diane Ponterotto (2016) describes how male gaze can affect media, and social notions, “Through the male gaze, the female body becomes territory, a valuable resource to be acquired,” (p. 147.) Ponterotto continues, mentioning that many women have

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