ABSTRACT
This chapter looks at how the characters' appearances overlap with the depictions of their physical displays of affection, specifically their sex acts. One commonality is that the sex acts are not for comedic purposes. If comedy does exist in the scenes, it lies in the dialogue, not in the visual depiction of the sex act. But the comedy does not lie (in bed) with the sex act. The sex act itself remains serious, as Mark's reaction confirms. Such seriousness bleeds over into the women's romantic relationships where the sex acts are seen as integral and normal to the maintenance of their relationships. Although the roles of one partner are masculine and the other partner is feminine, all of their bodies and sex acts, regardless of their roles, are confined to femininity. Women are kept objectified and, thus, subordinate. And women's same-sex relationships remain in service of heterosexuals and, specifically, in service of the heterosexual man.
