Lesbians and Justin Beiber

You may ask what Lesbians and Justin Bieber have in common. This is a fair question to have and until 20 minutes ago I would not have had an answer. Actually, the existence of Justin Bieber was not apparent to me until about 22 minutes ago, so why now do I care about popular culture and this American Idol sensation?

Well, thank you for asking.
I am trying to have a go at writing an article(s) for Bitch Magazine a feminist magazine with a unique perspective on popular-culture. However, in order to even consider writing for them I ,of course, have to know a little more about what is popular right now. Hence, my stumbling upon the new internet sensation that is, Lesbians who look like Justin Bieber.

Initially, I was hesitant of the idea but the trend is remarkable and there are dozens of spin off post and blogs dedicated to this topic. It gets me thinking not only about the visual appeal of the lesbian culture, but also about how popular culture is starting to almost embrace lesbianism. There are hundreds of American followers to the blogs, and though many of them may identify as lesbians themselves there is not doubt about their viability. Each on of the pictures has at least 10 comments on it, and only one or maybe two of the pictures are of famous lesbians (eg. Ellen). I read through the blogs in amazement at the positive lesbian community surrounding the idea that Justin Bieber looks like a lesbian. Which adds a second layer to my observation, which is we as a society now have an idea constructed of what a lesbian looks like. In this case it is a shaggy haired skinny androgynous figure who wears fitted boy cut clothing. The problem is, that is how most of my lesbian friends, including myself, dress! So Justin Bieber looking like a lesbian may be an internet phenomenon, but there is some underlying truth to the whole matter.

And this time, I don't think I am upset about the lesbian publicity and visibility. It's just too bad Justin Bieber doesn't look like a fem-lesbian, they sure could use some popular visibility too.