It is a rather well-known fact that quite a few dudes (one example being our beloved staff writer Brett) think that two ladies doing the nasty is totally hot. It is an oft commented-upon pop culture phenomenon that Hollywood likes to cash in on, from House’s Thirteen (among others — see also: Callie of Grey’s Anatomy, Angela of Bones) gallivanting up and down the Kinsey scale to Katy Perry’s famous debut ode to exhibition lesbianism. It’s titillating (see what I did there? Punny, right?) and edgy to have two girls hook up on-screen, and is counted as a win-win. Not only does it make your show look modern and progressive (usually — it can be and mostly is handed poorly, but at least it’s handled), but it brings in the casual dude watcher who’ll tune in week after week in hopes of catching a lip-lock between two ladies. And yet, very rarely do you ever see it even hinted at that two dudes might also want to do the do with each other.

There are a few good reasons for this. For starters, female sexuality tends to be far more fluid than male sexuality. This means when you’ve got two ladies hooking up, it’s easy to write it off when it’s convenient. It was just a phase, you can say, or, that girl was special to this character, and now she’s found the right man to settle down with and have a million babies. And even if the two chicks do end up in television’s happily-ever-after land, lesbians are the ones that settle down with their sperm donor kids and Subarus. Plus, it’s hot. It’s totally hot. Girls and guys agree it’s hot, right?

And then there’s the distinctly American prejudice against guys being gay. Read the rest of this entry »

Sharks, Holly Hunter, and Russell Brand made my list of clackable items on this week’s See Jane Clack. Read on and see if you agree with my assessments.

Holly Hunter’s hot bod. I’ve been watching Saving Grace off and on since the series started, but the most compelling thing about the show is Holly Hunter. I can’t tell you offhand who the other actors are, because I can’t take my eyes off Holly Hunter. Not only is she one of the best actors working right now, but she looks to be all of 90 pounds –- all muscle. She was on The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson last week, and he seemed like a looming giant next to her tiny body. She’s 50 years old, people! Oh, if I were a lesbian….

The shark wrestler. Did anyone see the footage of the guy who wrestled the shark? I work at night a lot, so I happened to see the video on E!, Fox, CNN and several other networks. All I could think was, wow, what a cool story he’s got to tell his buds at the brewpub. “Oh, yeah? Well, I wrestled a shark and won! What did YOU do today?!”

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This week, I’m a-clackin’ about everything from The Bachelor to Buffy (yes, again). Read on, and add your own clacks in the comments.

Is the Bachelor a bastard? I haven’t even watched The Bachelor this season, but I sure heard all about the shocker finale last week. Without knowing anything about it, my feeling is he should follow his heart. And if he realized he chose the wrong girl, then he needed to make it right, rather than everyone being miserable until the eventual divorce. What do you think?

Gross commercials just turn me off. You’ve probably seen the commercial with the girl riding the bicycle, her freakishly long armpit hair flying back into some poor guy’s face. I have no idea what they’re selling, but whatever it is, I’m not buying. Why would a company be so horrendously dumb as to create a commercial that makes me want to change the channel? If there are any ad people reading this, please clue me in!

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