Sexual exploration still not OK on small screen
Apparently “Grey’s Anatomy” was getting too gay for comfort.
The recent story line of a developing sexual relationship between characters Callie Torres (played by Sara Ramirez) and Erica Hahn (Brooke Smith) came to a screeching halt when Smith was let go from the ABC drama after last Thursday’s episode.
While “Grey’s” creator Shonda Rhimes claims that Smith’s sudden absence from the show has nothing to do with her character’s sexuality, one has to wonder.
It was awkward the way they went about covering their tracks on “Grey’s” when they realized people weren’t comfortable with the relationship between Hahn and Torres.
Torres has a random call-room sex session with the male whore of the hospital, McSteamy, causing the viewer to think maybe Torres is bisexual.
I can’t help but wonder if Smith wasn’t “hot” enough to play a TV lesbian that people liked.
God forbid an actual human being with a real job and real issues explores her sexuality instead of one of those “lipstick lesbians” that people seem to prefer to watch on the Internet.
Sure, there have been more instances of gay relationships on TV than there were in the past, but it seems as though, somehow, relationships between women are still portrayed as less socially acceptable and more risqué.
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