This is all about the male fantasy - lots of lesbian sex, no male genitalia whatsoever even though there is full frontal female, and none of the men are even remotely bi (or at least, they aren't allowed to show it on the screen).
That is my complaint as well. If this were truly about love, wouldn't the men be expressing their love to one another sexually as well? This really is no different than swinging.
shareAt first I thought the same thing about the men, that maybe they are more reluctant to show it because of the FCC. Then I remembered this is Showtime that played Queer AsFolk for 5 seasons and aires Gigolos so showing homosexuality and male genitalia isn't an issue. Maybe the shows creators were scared of putting off their audience but if you are got to produce this show then you need to be less inhibited.
shareI watched this show a few times (watching now). Actually a good watch and I was a big fan of Big Love on HBO which was a similar situation show (even though that was fantasy).
ANYWAY, I partially agree with you, it has alot to do with sex mostly girl on girl. I've been dumped by a girl so she could be a lesbian before so I get this show somewhat. Personally, I've dated enough to know I could never be in a relationship with more than just one woman. When you love a girl... I can't see myself letting others into the relationship, EVER. Especially a woman. When I found out the girl I loved was a lesbian it destroyed me. And the sex part of the show, them sleeping with others back and fourth and creating jealousy, I totally get it. I would never be comfortable with that.
Men on men, we all know they just avoid it for ratings... and personally I would rather watch the woman get it on :p
When looking for people to do this documentary/reality show, I am sure they needed to find bi-sexual women to stimulate (for lack of a better word) ratings.
I can imagine two or three hetero couples in a poly relationship willing to be filmed but being told that their "type" isn't what they're looking for.
As you pointed out, lots of lesbian sex, no male genitalia, and limited hetero sex. This illustrated my problem with so called "reality" TV...it is seldom realistic.
I think it has more to do with the audience than with the people involved. We're still a very "guy on guy" unfriendly culture and the concept of guys having sex or being naked makes a lot of people very uncomfortable.
This is definitely a "TV friendly" relationship setup but its likely these relationships were chosen deliberately for that reason. In the community, bi and gay participants in relationships are very common.
I think it has more to do with the audience than with the people involved. We're still a very "guy on guy" unfriendly culture and the concept of guys having sex or being naked makes a lot of people very uncomfortable.
This is definitely a "TV friendly" relationship setup but its likely these relationships were chosen deliberately for that reason. In the community, bi and gay participants in relationships are very common.