<<Difference of opinion on that issue is welcome, except here. :)
alt.tv.xena-subtext is hardcore (by charter) Xena and Gab are lovers.>>
Hardcore? Ok I'm gonna bypass all the images that came into my head with
that word(a Xena/Callisto/Gabrielle 'bloody menage a trois' for
example...hope I spelled that right) :-) Seriously though, I know what ya
mean. I was just stating that to me their emotional love is the most
important factor for me.
<<Definition of terms: That Xena and Gabrielle love each other as you
define it is maintext. Heck, they said it often enough! Subtext is what's
not said or shown in the clear. Although subtexters would argue there are
numerous occasions when "subtext" became "maintext".>>
hehe like in Heart of Darkness(my favorite 'fun' ep of the series...liked to
watch it and play Civ2 when I got home. Nothing like an orgy and some good
old fashioned world domination after a hard day to relax now, is there?)
with the dance and jealousy or You Are There(my fave 'funny' ep of the
series)? I was reading on Whoosh the commentaries for You Are There, and was
stunned to have one of them claim the reason Gabrielle said "I don't love
Xena" is because she meant they weren't lovers. This after the person had
seen the whole ep, where it was made clear that there was no love in the
world anymore. The shocked look on Gabrielle's face was from realizing she
had no love for Xena(of any kind!). I understand there are anti-subtext
people out there, and that's ok, but burying your head in the sand about
it...'minds me of how I quit trying to discuss Buffy or Angel on message
boards because the responses tended to be teenybopper types who apparently
could say nothing more than Buffy and Angel 4eva! or people with Saint Buffy
issues. I prefer it when even though there may be differing viewpoints,
rational discussions can still be had.
<<Yep, I'm there fairly frequently. I read about a dozen newsgroups
regularly, but don't post much anywhere. I considered atx* my "home"
newsgroup(s) for the longest time, and posted to them an awful lot. Too
much, some would argue. :) >>
hehe I'm subscribed to 34newsgroups(just counted). I've cut down. When I
first discovered newsgroups, I joined ones on everything from beekeeping to
Xena(of course!) to nanotechnology. I kinda went nuts and joined them just
because I could. I shouldn't be surprised to find you in other newsgroups
I'm in as well. Over time I've found that more than fans of any other show,
it's my fellow Xenites I tend to have the most in common with. See above for
Buffy/Angel fandom issues. I've been a regular at 3 or 4 BTVS/Angel message
boards over the last few years, and out of the hundred of posters combined,
only 3 of them I really keep in contact with, for reasons I mentioned
earlier.
<<I hope you enjoy newsgroups. They can be frustrating, because they're
wide open, unlike many forums and moderated newsgroups that exercise some to
a lot of control over what gets posted. For some reason I never could get
into other forms of online discussion.>>
Yeah, I've kinda disappointed in the pagan/Wiccan newsgroups I found, they
have no real relevant discussions, it's mostly stupid crap, gender wars and
other such things, almost as bad as that person that just posted in the cat
ng, who does nothing but call everyone animal abusing mental cases. Not only
that, as I've posted twice in response to their posts, they are in dire need
of Hooked on Phonics. Yes I am quite anal/pissy when it comes to spelling.
It's a thing.