STRAIGHT GALS LUV XENA, TOO!
Or, Why I'm Tired of "Sub-Text"
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This website was begun for several reasons. Mainly, I just
wanted to learn HTML and build a website - not necessarily one about Xena or Hercules, though. I didn't really think the world needed another Xena site added to the gazillions already out there, but I guess starting a website is one of the things to do when you are a Xena fan! Recently, I attended a XenaFest in my city. And yes, that was me in costume. It was the first time I had gone to any kind of "Fan" event. It was fun in some sections, and boring in others. I was looking forward to participating in the costume contest (although very few people were wearing costumes). They also held a trivia contest, showed videos, and had vendors selling merchandise, etc. I'd say that the ratio of women to men was about 10 to 1. What soon became glaringly apparent was the utter lack of acknowledgment that there are any men at all on the show! |
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None of the episode clips or music videos (in which talented fans, who obviously have enormous amounts of spare time on their hands, edit together moments from various episodes to contemporary songs) contained any scenes with guys unless - of course - they were just getting their butts kicked. During the videos, every time either Xena or Gabrielle reached out to touch or to hug the other, or simply looked at each other with affection, loud cheers resounded. And a skit was performed portraying Gabrielle going home to Potodeia to "come out" to her folks to announce her marriage to Xena. This is NOT a homophobic criticism by any means. But, for us hets, all these constant "Sub-Text" references dismiss the fact that there are some real hunks on the show! |
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I want all the fabulous, hot guys on the show to be acknowledged!
And Xena's steamy interactions with them, even if it's only a look in their eyes. I also find it maddeningly presumptuous when people assume that, simply because I am "into Xena" and even went to all the trouble of making a great costume, I must therefore be a lesbian! I understand the need for gay women to seek out role models in popular culture. And yet the question is: Why is it so hard to believe that two women who share a very intimate, loving, and affectionate friendship can simply be just that - FRIENDS?! And not to have an automatic assumption that they are lesbians simply because they embrace or walk arm-in-arm. In this society, women are "trained" to be so catty and competitive with each other. The friendship Xena and Gabrielle share on the show is refreshing for all women. |
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I did not start this site to get all "heavy" and political about the subject. After all, It's just a corny, campy, and sometimes crappy TV show that I just happen to love. Of course it's weird to hear comments about my sexuality in response to finding out I'm a fan of a TV show. My answer to such silly remarks is always the same: "Straight Gals Luv Xena, Too!!!" And ain't it the truth! This website is dedicated to (as I see it): the obvious and definite heterosexuality of Xena and Gabrielle, the hot hunks on the show, and to the fans out there who want a break from all those Xena: Warrior Princess sites that are saturated with "Sub-Text." THIS WEBSITE IS NOT MEANT TO OFFEND ANYONE!!! |
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There are quite a number of "Sub-Text"-friendly sites all over the Web, if that is what you enjoy and hope to find. But, if you appreciate the testosterone level on Xena: Warrior Princess, as much as I do, quiver in delight whenever naughty Ares shows up (despite how badly he misbehaves), would love to see more male/female romance on the show (and maybe you're a fan of Hercules and Iolaus, too), please stick around to explore this site, bookmark it, and do return again and again! And if you'd like to contribute any graphics files of Xena or Gabrielle with one of their sexy male co-stars, or if you know of any sites similar to this one, please email me and tell where to find it! |
Notes regarding the sources for all graphics within this site will be found on the "Stories & Images" page.
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