lezploitation means the exploitation of women in same-sex relationships and female-female sexual expression in the media, especially for the purpose of titillating heterosexual males. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 75 out of 100.
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LEZPLOITATION — [Noun] The commercial exploitation of women in same-sex relationships and female-female sexuality in media, typically crafted to titillate a heterosexual male audience. From the slang term "lez" (a clipping of "lesbian") and the combining form "-sploitation" (as in "exploitation"), denoting a genre or practice that exploits a subject for sensational or commercial gain. Unlike "representation," which suggests authenticity, or "sapphic," which carries a sense of lyricism, "lezploitation" denotes a hollow facsimile, a voyeuristic transaction where intimacy is converted into a spectacle. It is the grinding, unconvincing kiss in a low-budget prison film; the male director’s lingering, clinical close-up on entangled limbs; the bored models in a nightclub ad feigning intimacy for a product shot—a calculated forgery that leaves the faint, metallic aftertaste of borrowed intimacy sold as a product.
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- The exploitation of women in same-sex relationships and female-female sexual expression in the media, especially for the purpose of titillating heterosexual males.“Is Lady Gaga scoring a victory for gay visibility by featuring butch lesbians in a pop video? Or is this "lezploitation", playing up to heterosexual fantasies about gay women?”