{"id":73,"date":"2023-10-06T18:35:30","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T18:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalwriting.cornellcollege.edu\/queer-voice\/?p=73"},"modified":"2023-10-15T08:22:46","modified_gmt":"2023-10-15T08:22:46","slug":"sexy-lesbian-vampires-and-other-queer-literary-tropes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalwriting.cornellcollege.edu\/queer-voice\/2023\/10\/06\/sexy-lesbian-vampires-and-other-queer-literary-tropes\/","title":{"rendered":"Sexy Lesbian Vampires and the Fetishization of Lesbians in Media"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>An illustration for Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu&#8217;s novella,\u00a0<em>Carmilla<\/em> (aka the OG sexy lesbian vampire) from Wikimedia Commons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I don\u2019t think it\u2019s far-fetched to say everyone loves a good sexy lesbian vampire. And usually, unless you\u2019re fetishizing lesbians, it\u2019s okay. The problem is, a <em>lot<\/em> of media about sexy lesbian vampires does just that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of being a cool queer love story, it\u2019s catered exclusively to straight men. The lesbians in this media aren\u2019t characters\u2013they\u2019re just sexual objects for men to consume. Of course, that\u2019s to be expected. Lesbians and WLW in literature (and in real life), <a href=\"https:\/\/info.umkc.edu\/womenc\/2014\/04\/18\/the-fetishization-of-lesbians-and-bisexual-women\/\">especially those that are femme-presenting<\/a>, constantly experience fetishization simply for existing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Difference between fetishization and representation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Fetishization is to literally degrade something (or someone) into an object of sexual fetish. For example, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/03\/19\/979340013\/a-sociologists-view-on-the-hyper-sexualization-of-asian-women-in-american-societ\">a lot of asian women are hyper-sexualized and fetishized because of the stereotypes tied to their race and sex<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key components of the fetishization of women<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dehumanization\/objectification<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sexualization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Obsession\/power\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In general, fetishization requires a degree of obsession, even with nonsexual fetishes. <a href=\"https:\/\/communication.iresearchnet.com\/popular-communication\/fetishization\/#:~:text=Fetishization%20refers%20to%20a%20process,%2C%20animate%2C%20or%20sexually%20desirable.\">The magazine &#8220;Communication&#8221; describes it as imbuing an object or idea with power<\/a>. The act of fetishization in and of itself requires you to hold something with exaggerated regard. With sexual fetishization, however, this does not translate to respect or even glorification. Just a means to satisfy oneself. This component is closely related to the objectification aspect of fetishization, but I thought it was an important thing to mention on its own.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike representation, queer fetishization does not help the LGBTQ+ community. Instead, it fuels the idea that queerness\u2013especially WLW\u2013exists for male consumption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lesbian Fetishization<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A lot of you might be wondering \u201chey, so why do so many straight men fetishize lesbians in particular?\u201d The \u201cappeal\u201d of lesbians to some men is their sexual value. Essentially, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elitedaily.com\/life\/straight-girls-can-kiss-girls\/1433200\">instead of getting to objectify just one woman, now they can objectify two!<\/a> Misogyny is the root of this problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Identity erasure and women fetishizing lesbians<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Just because fetishizing lesbians is misogynistic doesn\u2019t mean it&#8217;s done exclusively by men. Due to praise received by men, straight women are encouraged to kiss each other. This \u201ckissing to get attention from men\u201d phenomenon is a product of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verywellmind.com\/what-is-the-male-gaze-5118422\">male gaze<\/a> because it pushes the idea that <a href=\"https:\/\/thefword.org.uk\/2022\/03\/the-fetishisation-or-hyper-sexualisation-of-lesbians-and-queer-women\/\">lesbian affection belongs on a metaphorical stage<\/a>. Thus, queerness is seen as performative. This denies WLW of their identity, degrading it to something of sexual value to men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">So why vampires?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>So, we know why sexy lesbian vampires are lesbians, but why are they vampires? Vampires and sensuality are almost always paired together. In fact, a big part of vampires is their ability to seduce people to suck their blood. With women vampires in particular, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedreamcage.com\/2016\/10\/opinion-sexuality-of-vampires.html\">them being a vampire acts as a soiling of their \u201cpurity\u201d<\/a>, which oftentimes also means sexual purity. With homosexuality seen as immoral, especially in the time the idea of the vampire was developed, it wasn\u2019t a far leap for writers to make to incorporate queerness into their vampires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trope roots of the lesbian vampire<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Vampire literature was originally inspired by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/history\/decomposing-bodies-1720s-gave-birth-first-vampire-panic-180976097\/\">the vampire panic that swept through Serbia in the 1720s<\/a>. This sparked the eventual popularity of the vampire, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mprnews.org\/story\/2016\/01\/12\/books-first-vampire-in-literature\">as it started showing up in poetry about 20 years after the event<\/a>. From poetry came tales and plays, and then finally books. The first instance of a sexy lesbian vampire in literature was the novella Carmilla, written by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu in 1871\u201326 years before the publication of <em>Dracula<\/em>. This means not only was <em>Carmilla<\/em> the first sexy lesbian vampire novel, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlasobscura.com\/articles\/the-lesbian-vampire-story-that-came-before-dracula\">it was <em>the<\/em> original vampire novel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The plot of <em>Carmilla<\/em> follows Laura, a young English woman being preyed upon and seduced by Carmilla, a woman vampire. Like the women in surrounding towns, which are afflicted by a strange illness, Laura herself eventually becomes ill\u2013which is Carmilla\u2019s doing. Laura would\u2019ve eventually died by Carmilla\u2013who sees Laura\u2019s death as a means for them to become one forever (which is totally meant to be implied Carmilla sees Laura\u2019s death as an act of love)\u2013if it wasn\u2019t for the intervention of a general, Laura\u2019s father, and a vampire hunter, who end up killing Carmilla. Laura survives, but can\u2019t seem to forget Carmilla. Most sexy lesbian vampire media to come would follow a similar plot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Some films that have the predatory sexy lesbian vampire trope:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0027545\/plotsummary\/\">Dracula\u2019s Daughter (1936)<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I included this on the list because it falls under the predatory WLW trope with Lili and Countess Marya Zaleska<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0053802\/plotsummary\/\">Blood and Roses (1960)<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A retelling of Carmilla<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0066518\/\">The Vampire Lovers (1970)<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Another retelling of Carmilla<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0066380\/\">Vampyros Lesbos (1971)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/gallery\/lesbian-vampire-movies-halloween\/blood-and-roses-1960\/\">The Hunger (1983)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sexy lesbian vampires that aren\u2019t fetishized by their creators<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While it\u2019s safe to say there\u2019s an abundance of media that fetishizes lesbians, especially in the form of a sexy lesbian vampire, are there any that aren\u2019t? The answer is yes, totally! Due to the popularity of the lesbian vampire trope and the lessening censorship of LGBTQ+ writing, writers were bound to make lesbian vampire media that actually had good representation. I\u2019ll leave y\u2019all with a list of some respectful lesbian vampire books and films to look into!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/en\/book\/show\/1063142\">The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simonandschuster.com\/books\/Reluctant-Immortals\/Gwendolyn-Kiste\/9781982172350\">Reluctant Immortals by Gwendolyn Kiste<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/29414520-ex-wives-of-dracula\">Ex-Wives of Dracula by Georgette Kaplan<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt5480528\/\">Mother, May I Sleep With Danger? (2016)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/bookriot.com\/queer-vampire-books\/\">Want more lesbian\/queer vampire media recommendations?<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An illustration for Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu&#8217;s novella,\u00a0Carmilla (aka the OG sexy lesbian vampire) from Wikimedia Commons. 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