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In an age of ‘heteropessimism’, straight romcoms can make us cringe – but the story’s different when it comes to queer love
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The article examines how modern romantic comedies often depict uncomfortable relationship dynamics between men and women, contrasting this with more positive representations of queer love in contemporary media.

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In an age of ‘heteropessimism’, straight romcoms can make us cringe – but the story’s different when it comes to queer love
Cringe-inducing moments feature heavily in much millennial romantic comedy. These stories tend to centre women diminishing themselves in relationships with men and, rather than trying to make audiences swoon, they often include scenes that inspire repulsion, disapproval or distaste. Think of Hannah Horvath’s boyfriend Adam peeing on her in the shower in Girls. Or the way the title character of Fleabag inspires men to incongruous, often hammy, romanticism by letting them use her sexually. Such sc
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