[lbo-talk] Re: theory of porn?

[Jeet Heer]

> Frank Scott wrote:
>
> >"...so why do guys like the lezzie script so
> >much?"
> >
> >maybe because they can lust after both
> >participants , instead of just one?

Doug wrote:

> I think I've mentioned the theory of my late friend John Liscio
> before: with no man on the screen, male viewers don't have to suffer
> the anxiety that they're getting excited by the presence of another
> man.
>
> Doug


Interestingly enough, there is a parallel here in Japan: over there, there
is a special genre of comic books (manga) devoted to homosexual love stories
between 2 men, often of a Romeo and Juliet (or Julian) variety: the lovers
want to be together but are torn apart by society. According to
manga-experts, the biggest audience for these gay male love stories are
heterosexual women, often housewives. In Norht America as well, there is a
genre of gay stories (usually involving pop culture heroes like Captain Kirk
and Dr. Spock) which is both read by and written by hetero women.