Now, an entire week after Halloween, I can’t help but resurrect the zombie that is the “bar-sexual”. Two years after Katy Perry’s “I kissed a girl and I liked It”, straight identified women are still kissing each other in bars in order to invite the male gaze. In lieu of all the attention “barsexuals” have gained in the media in the last few years, I can’t help but wonder: Is the prevalence of “bar-curious” women growing? And if so, could that be due to the normalized representation of their behavior in media?  

Tyra Video 1: Lesbian vs. Barsexual

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1I8svs-kWo

Tyra Video 2:  Queer Women of Color Responds

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5p9og0KFmMo

Katy Perry : I Kissed a Girl and I Liked It

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAp9BKosZXs

Jezebel’s Take on Things

http://jezebel.com/5057642/straight-women-who-kiss-one-another-for-attention-are-problematic

Straight Girls Kissing – Rupp and Taylor

http://contexts.org/articles/summer-2010/straight-girls-kissing/