In an article on lesbian photography, Jan Zita Grover analyses the positions taken by women and society in viewing lesbian sexual imagery in relation to a \u201cburden of scarcity\u201d (Grover 187).\u00a0 With this Grover explains that within the mainstream culture of today\u2019s world, lesbian women can be seen as being represented as either sexual deviants or rendered completely invisible within society.\u00a0 They are represented as being outside of the stereotypes of our patriarchal society. In being outside of this narrow and familiar box of heterosexual stereotypes, Grover suggest that the scarce images that explore lesbian desire have an extra and heavy burden of expectation placed upon them. Grover states, \u201cSo few representations, so many expectations how can any image can possibly satisfy the yearning that it is born into?\u201d (Grover 187).\u00a0 Lesbians within imagery are often \u201cun-represented, under-represented or mis-represented\u201d (Grover 187).<\/p>\n
The scarce images of lesbian desire and sexual practices do not represent all of lesbian bodies as they often portray a specific characteristic of a specific group or identity.\u00a0 The burden of scarcity still exists today.\u00a0 Images and even people take on the burden of representing a larger group as a whole.<\/p>\n
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Grover, Jan Zita. \u201cFraming the Questions: Positive Imaging and Scarcity in Lesbian Photographs.\u201d\u00a0Stolen Glances: Lesbians Take Photographs<\/em>, edited by Tessa Boffin and Jean Fraser, Pandora Press, 1991, pp. 184\u2013190.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In an article on lesbian photography, Jan Zita Grover analyses the positions taken by women and society in viewing lesbian sexual imagery in relation to a \u201cburden of scarcity\u201d (Grover 187).\u00a0 With this Grover explains that within the mainstream culture of today\u2019s world, lesbian women can be seen as being represented as either sexual deviants … <\/p>\n