i am so confused

[jinian]

LADY DOCTOR #1: So, about the makeouts we performed.

LADY DOCTOR #2: Yes, that was a thing.

LADY DOCTOR #1: Thing is, I'm not queer, I just like you.

LADY DOCTOR #2: Coincidentally, that is also the case with me.

LADY DOCTORS exeunt for additional totally non-lesbian makeouts.

...

KYLEE cross-references anime, K-drama sources.

KYLEE: So... they're... both cross-dressing?

Comments

[heavenscalyx]

What series is this? What references? CROSSDRESSING? LADY MAKEOUTS???

[jinian]

I am so sorry to disappoint!

This is just me failing to understand the actual conventions of American media, because I consume so little of it compared to Asian media (which is also not a lot really). So no actual crossdressing, I just thought there would have to be, because I haven't seen an American show do the "only gay for you" thing before, whereas in basically all crossdressing shows at least one straight person has a crush on the crossdressing protagonist who is actually of their preferred gender sex (?? because Haruhi) and undergoes a resulting gayness freakout.

So it was totally Grey's Anatomy again. Admittedly the first-time-with-a-girl surgeons are actively hilarious as well as alarming, but no actual crossdressing is going on, and only fairly mild makeouts on screen.

[heavenscalyx]

Awh! That's okay!

Just rewatched Swordsman II, the Hong Kong Cinema flick from the late 80s starring Brigitte Lin and Jet Li, speaking of crossdressing. :)

Also, recently watched Love Stage! on Crunchyroll, which has a boy falling for a boy in drag, and then, boy decides he still wants him after finding out what was under the skirt. Dumb as a stump story, but actually pretty entertaining for brainsmoothing purposes.

[jinian]

Both of those sound like fine things to watch! I love Brigitte Lin a lot.

[heavenscalyx]

The Swordsman, Swordsman II, and The East Is Red trilogy is one of my very favorite series. The first movie lacks Brigitte Lin, but is charming nonetheless. Both Swordsman II and The East Is Red have Brigitte Lin, and The East Is Red ALSO has Joey Wong ALSO crossdressing. (Plus kung fu fighting with Dutch warships. Yeah.)

There is much to love. Of course, one has to deal with the fact that most of the movies DO run like they've crammed a 700-page novel into each one. :)