The Wry Side of Life

I noticed an interesting trend the other day on two of the shows I watch on the CW 90210 and Privileged. Both shows feature an interracial couple, one is straight the other is gay. One of the partners is African-American while the other is white. What disturbed me until last Tuesday (Feb. 10, 2009) was that neither couple was ever shown kissing on the lips. The camera would capture the kiss from a angle where you would see the back of someone's head. I found this annoying, because I've never seen this done. You always see at least the lips touching especially with straight couples. This had several implications for me. Was the censorship of these couples part of because we had a Republican administration in office at that time? Or could it be part of an even more disturbing implication that interracial relationship are on par with gay relationships. That they are things that shouldn't be promoted and have to be watered down to the point where it seems more like a friendshi...

I've been watching the new 90210 in great interest. I was a fan of the show in Jr. High and that was the show everybody talked about the next day. I have to admit I stopped watching when Brenda left. So I watched the premiere and had lukewarm feelings about it. I saw various areas where it could be interesting. However, the inclusion of characters from the first incarnation I feel are detrimental to the show. They in fact are more interesting than the characters on the show. The only exception being the characters Dixon and Silver. Looks like they might be trying to break them up. That would be a huge mistake, because the other major coupling doesn't click. Annie and Ethan who are suppose to be the new Brenda and Dylan of the show. They have zero chemistry. In fact, I rather like her with Ty. I heard he is coming back to the show. Hopefully this will be to get them together.