Femme fatale

A comparison of the lesbian community from the twentieth century and that which exists today shows almost no resemblance between the two. The traits that marked lesbian culture as ‘distinct’ - namely butch/femme identities - have been replaced by the modern lesbian. The butch/femme lesbian dichotomy of the early twentieth century challenged society’s definition of being female, but the rise of lesbian feminism and the “new lesbian” critiqued this traditional approach as ‘heterosexual roleplay’…

Recently, there has been a dramatic increase in the portrayal of lesbian women, relationships and communities prominent within media culture. Yet increasingly so, the same types of lesbian women and relationships are repeatedly shown. Certain systems and structures of power have regulated the way gayness and lesbianism are viewed and thus seen while media has the tendency to naturalize these stereotypes and assumptions. As the prominence of lesbians’ figures in media has risen, it seems that the…

from the other categories in the LGBT acronym. There are multiple ways that a lesbian can be represented. For example, some major forms of lesbians are butch and femme women. The difference between these two types of lesbians are clear in the story Nestle Bathroom by Joan Nestle. It goes in depth about butch and femme women. Many femme women were attracted to butch women who dressed masculine and most times behaved masculinely.…

This research makes a contribution to the current scholarship within feminist, gender, and sexuality studies that has room for greater exploration. Scholarship on queer parenting is burgeoning, yet, it exists in a silo, as is the current literature on lesbian pop culture representations and butch lesbian identity. The issue with the latter literature, is that much of it is out of date and requires greater analytical details, particularly intersectional analysis. Bridging these fields of study,…

Introduction to Visual Culture,” that happens without our conscious acceptance, is what gives us our perception of society and culture and tells us what emotions to apply. Though this social embodiment is hard to shake off, as can be seen in the butch-femme expression dilemma and in stereotyping as a whole, it is important to be at least aware of it. Negating the fact that we are influenced by subconscious messages is problematic as it leads to conformity in the way society is and impedes…

decides to take her under her wing and shows her the ropes of LGBTQ culture—from the butch/femme dynamic, to how to have sex as a butch, to how to act and come off as a butch. Yet, when Jess is on the verge of her first consensual sexual experience with a woman, she “couldn’t remember anything Al had taught [her]—not a word” and lets Angie “show [her] how” (71). Jess and Angie proceed to have archetypical butch/femme sex with a dildo. Despite this being a big moment for Jess—one that “no amount…

cis-gendered female as society would prefer her to be. She, unlike her sister Rachel, has never felt comfort in skirts, dresses and long hair. Jess’ only admiration for the “girly-girly” type came in the form of the appreciation and the attraction for the femme lesbians she met throughout her life. The poem begins with “Our whole life a translation-the permissible fibs,” I take this to mean that life is essentially made up of acceptable…

napkin and like how it's harder to find a masterpiece on something as disposable like paper. Nowadays women are obsessing over the way they look and in order to look beautiful they change themselves but that isn’t the only aspect to beauty. Most of femme fatales are smart. They are sly, and sneaky. They can formulate plans and go through with them. “Nick: You like playing games don't you? Catherine: I have a degree in psychology, it goes with the turf... Games are fun.” This is a quote from…

Gilda is a self-reflective on film and the role of the femme fatale. Gilda utilizes Johnny to express this. Johnny is aware of Gilda and her promiscuous and seductress tendencies. Him being aware of her ultimately gives him control over the narrative. In the beginning, Johnny was not in control of Gilda. He knew…

boiled detective, femme fatale and miss en scene are represented in the films Chinatown,The Big Sleep and the Basic Instinct. In Film Noir the main female character is known as the femme fatale and Femme fatale is a attractive and seductive woman, especially one who will ultimately bring disaster to a man who becomes involved with her. In the film Chinatown Evelyn Mulwray fits into the role of femme fatale because of her skills in hiding things and lying. Her role as a femme fatale becomes more…