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Who threw the first brick at Stonewall?
Who first tweeted or posted to Tumblr Step on me, Mom?
Ive recently become obsessedwithThe Bachelor.
I mean, this show sucks, right?
THATS where your brain has stopped progressing?
But thats exactly why I like these shows.Its a case study: What do these people like?
Whats still considered hot or romantic to them?
The show is a numbing agent, a perfect dosage of dullness.
But above all, what fascinates me most is one norm in particular.
Thats weird, right?
Am I being insane or is that weird?
What would make a straight woman want to fuck her dad?
But, like everything in the world of queer dating, things are often different for queer women.
Im sure tons of queer women have daddy issues.
But I can say with certainty that nearly every queer woman Ive ever met has some semblance ofmommyissues.
This isnt news Im not stirring up any genius new psychological developments here.
But you know what does seem to be somewhat new?
Queer women who want to get their backs absolutely blown out by actresses over 40 years old.
See, I promised this wouldnt be aboutThe Bachelor its about Cate Blanchett.
And Rachel W Well get there.
Its about the mommy phenomenon The Phemommynon?
and what makes queer women horny.
Who threw the first brick at Stonewall?
Who first tweeted or posted to Tumblr Step on me, Mom?
Questions that may always plague us.
Does that make sense?
So, were really out here pioneering.
Im less concerned with firsts and more interested in why the Phemommynon happens at all.
I remember being young and not feeling empowered to participate in either MILF or DILF culture.
I would venture to chime in like, Mmm, yeah, look at his … jowls?
Shannen Doherty as a protective older sister inCharmedwas hot.
Miss Honey adopting a child and creating the blueprint for cottage-core living inMatildawas hot.
To me,thisis MILF culture.
Moms are just hot!
You know whats sexy?
Being cared for and held and consoled.
Safety and warmth makes me horny.
Im broken, sorry!!
Maybe we just leave the bone-chilling MILF acronym behind and start anew.
Maybe theyre more like a MILFEM Mother Id Like to Fucking End Me.
Or maybe they are MILFs, if the acronym stood for Mommy Id Like toFear.
Excerpted fromGIRLS CAN KISS NOW by Jill Gutowitz.
Copyright 2022 by Jill Gutowitz.
Reprinted by permission of Atria Books, a Division of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
