I had to laugh when I read about the controversy over Abdellatif Kechiche’s depiction of hot lesbian sex in Cannes Film Festival darling “Blue Is the Warmest Color.” Some feminists and lesbians protested, asking in effect, What does he know about female, particularly lesbian, sexuality? Isn’t his interest prurient?

I laughed, because I’ve often thought the same about men purporting to penetrate the workings of the female, uh, mind. Yet, couldn’t readers of my “Water Music” accuse me of the same thing? After all, what do I know about male sexuality and gay sex? Isn’t this just like Kechiche’s film?