The L Word Season Premiere

As you all know, large parties are not my favorite things. Nonetheless, in the spirit of being a good kept lesbian, this past Sunday, Pontifica and I attended The L Word's season premiere party at The Factory in West Hollywood. Pre-screening, Ilene Chaiken and her show's sexy cast took turns shouting at the top of their lungs into the stage microphone. (You know you're in trouble when you look around and see you're not the only dyke jamming her fingers into her ears.) Loudest shouters were Chaiken herself, Katherine Moennig ("WHO WANTS A SEASON SIX?! WHO WANTS A SEASON SIX?!!"), and Rose Rollins, who--nothing like the self-contained “Tasha” she plays--distinguished herself by bellowing at a few co-stars, “Get up here, BITCHES!” This behavior induced a vivid flashback to the softball parties of my drunken collegiate days.

It was during this stint that the woman sitting behind me, girlfriend ensconced ever so deeply in her lap, began drumming her fingers against my ass. Pure accident? Probably--since drumming one's fingers, even against a buttock, is not exactly seductive. Still, how could she have thought my ass was anything other than my ass? Perhaps I've reached that age where ass-texture approximates seat cushion-texture and should just count my lucky stars she didn't grab a loose thread and absent-mindedly unravel my pants.

During the actual screening of the show, the acoustics were so bad, and our ears so traumatized, it was impossible to hear--so we left early to watch on our comfy sofa at home...my wish come true at last, to snuggle against my girlfriend, watch the pretty people, and soak up the soothing alpha waves.

Comments

[GreyDay]

I consider your comments about Ms. Rollins stereotypical and racist. You should be ashamed.

[Leslie Lange]

Dear GreyDay:

Thank you for your communication. Having reexamined
the post in question, I can see why you feel as you
do, that my comments are stereotypical and racist, and
I apologize for any hurt caused by it.

I want you to know that I did consider the
connotations of my description, but felt strongly that
I would have described the exact same behavior in the
exact same way if Rose were white--or any other race.
It is the use of the term "bitches" that I associate
with pimpdom, parodies of pimps, and pimp subtexts
(however misguided that might be). Still, I can see
how the words, written as they are, have had the
effect they did on you...and probably others who may
read them. And so I apologize again and will delete the
offending term.

All best wishes,

Leslie Lange

[Tallulah]

WHA!?!? You didn't say anything racist, you were just describing what happened. If you changed the story - retold it just because the person who said, "Get up here, BITCHES!" was black, that would be racist.

[Leslie Lange]

Well, actually, Tallulah, the earlier draft described her as "pimp-strutted across the stage," which--although I have regular white and black gf's who I would describe as "pimp-strutting" all the time--I guess it seemed racist to "greyday." So I just deleted that description. Not because I agree that it was racist, but just to be courteous. Or maybe I was overcome by white guilt when she put the shame on me. LOL Anyway, I'm hoping she changed her name to "lovelyday" since then. ;)