The creators and actors of L word welcome criticism of the show. Its in depth representation of Lesbians is one of a kind and seen nowhere else, and it is groundbreaking. It is rare that shows welcome critique, let alone want it, as the creators of the show understand the importance of this show culturally, having this show as a milestone for Lesbians worldwide. Pratt writes, "It is within this exchange that viewers have the opportunity to rethink the definition of representation. Anne Ramsay, an actress on the show reacted from the fan popularity of the show, "I think the lesbian community is starving, and has been for years." The show represents this Utopian world, where everywhere the women go, they are proud to be themselves, and accepted for who they are, a depiction that is the antithesis of the real world. This escapist aspect of the show is a positive aspect that Pratt brings up. Unfortunately, the show equates very specific conceptions of beauty, race, and ethnicity with queerness. It's so fascinating that all these women casted are attractive, as people supposedly don't want to watch ugly people despite what sexual orientation they are. Besides the show judging what is attractive for the rest of the world, it surprised me to read that the L Word is under the "same heteronormative conceptions of gender and beauty as most other aspects of popular culture", as seen by Robert Greenblatt. Instead of conforming to current aspect of media, L Word could have changed media, and come up with the own their societal norms, but instead, much of the show still maintained the beauty ideals that were already created by the media.
Nevertheless, the fact that these women are all in similar beauty and social categories though, does not demean the accuracy of these relationships on the the show between the women. I have Lesbian moms, who have been together for 25 years. They are older women, who watched the L word religiously, because there had never been a show like it before, and they were proud to finally be represented on television, despite the unrealistic expectation of beauty and wealth of the women. The relationships, and life struggles that the women on the show endure, and indeed realistic  and enjoyable to watch by women of all sexual orientations.