The Real L Word is situated in a post-feminist and homonormative environment, where on the one hand LGBT visibility in the media is growing, and on the other hand, Proposition 8 and other marriage equality initiatives are being challenged in courts throughout the country. This creates an environment where only limited acceptable representations of LGBTs are allowed. This environment follows and is fostered by post-feminist trends of media visibility. The danger lies in that we have learned to expect and accept stereotypes from “Hollywood.” Or at least that is what creator of The Real L Word, Ilene Chaken, expects us to do. Post-feminism is about the “pasteness” of feminism; it assumes that women have achieved equality via consumption, thus erasing struggles about race and class. What is most troubling about post-feminism is that it “invalidates systemic critiques.” This is important when considering The Real L Word, because the reality television show uses post-feminism to its advantage by negating to address issues of class, race, gender identity, size, nationality, etc. This narrative enforces and limits LGBT representations to only those of a homonormative lifestyle.