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[-] MyDarkestTimeline01@ani.social 73 points 1 month ago

As a straight dude it just made me like bratty women.

[-] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 59 points 1 month ago

My appreciation for snarky, smart-mouthed, tomboys is starting to make sense.

[-] P00ptart@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Wanna hang out? Lol

[-] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 points 4 weeks ago

Fuck, that's why!

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[-] Naich@lemmings.world 34 points 1 month ago

I'm a straight dude and it turned me into a lesbian.

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[-] Fondots@lemmy.world 56 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I remember seeing a comment somewhere wishing they would reboot Xena, but lamenting that they would probably make it "too woke" if they did

I don't think there's much they could do to make Xena more "woke" if they tried.

[-] ViatorOmnium@piefed.social 37 points 1 month ago

You could make it more woke by replacing Kevin Sorbo with an actual human being, but that only affects the crossovers.

[-] P00ptart@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago

Kevin sorbo was a joke even at the time when he was relevant.i swear his movement to the right was simply so he could eat, because nobody has cared that he still exists in 30+ years.

[-] P00ptart@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Also, I hope that someone sends him that quote so that he knows how much of a nothing person he is.

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[-] abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

I only remember his name, because Sorbo is a brand of assorted knicknacks, like hairbands , cleaning supplies, kitchen utencils and whatnot. My mom used to work there. https://sorbo.com/en

[-] FinalRemix@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)
[-] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 points 4 weeks ago

A masterclass in acting. A true thespian.

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

No replace him with a hamburger, no lettuce, extra pickle, grilled onions but not quite grilled right so you can still kinda taste the raw, and a dorito bun

[-] raltoid@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

People who talk like that have only seen pictures from the show, or they watched it a little bit when they were a child and don't remember 99%.

Because Xena and Gabrielle did pretty much everything except the physical deeds. And it was recently confirmed in a comic, where they kiss and say they love eachother.

Hell, you could probably show them the old show with the parts set in modern times and they'd blow their gasket. Becase the reincarnations are the opposite genders for a while.

[-] victorz@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Yo I should give this show another go. I remember watching it when I wasn't even a teenager, thinking it was kind of silly. But maybe it's good as an adult?

I'll give it a few episodes maybe.

[-] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 month ago

It's still silly. But enjoyable from time to time.

[-] pyre@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

it's very deliberately silly. and it's fun as hell. i watched it as an adult a couple years ago and to me it surprisingly holds up. the characters are enjoyable in a campy way, the actors are charismatic, the ideas are interesting (certainly more so than Hercules), and the action scenes—while clearly suffering from a limited budget—are actually top notch in concept. they were taking all their notes from hong kong action movies and it shows. they even nod to it by eventually taking xena "back" to the show's version of china.

[-] victorz@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

Cool, I'll give it a go then I think. My wife also grew up with it so it might be a good nostalgic way to connect over something "new". 😄

[-] raltoid@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

It's worth it if you can view it with the mindset that it's intentionally silly/"camp". For a very basic comparison: It's in a similar style to shows like Buffy or Charmed, just more self-aware.

Although it has to be said: It was technically a spinoff from Hercules, and there are crossover episodes. But that show is not nearly as good, for a multitude of reasons. And it got to the point where Kevin Sorbo(Hercules) is still salty about how a lot of the crew went over to Xena. He has even accused Lucy Lawless on social media of "stealing" crew from his show. To which she just laughs and mocks him, like she regularly does when he says stupid things.

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[-] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

"recently confirmed in a comic" doesn't really matter; because that's exactly how things get retconned in.

I mean, you're right, but not because of the comic.

[-] criss_cross@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

It’s like this one guy that asked “what’s a run of X-Men that has no woke messaging “. Like dude…

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[-] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 30 points 1 month ago

I mean... Xena, Calypso, and Gabrielle confirmed I'm straight. But at least Joxer taught me the kind of guy to find as a best friend?

Oh, and always keep any women I care about away from Autolycus.

[-] murvel@feddit.nu 24 points 1 month ago

If anything, Xena turned me more straight

[-] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago

I'm a fairly cishet man and I think she's responsible for my appreciation of queer lit. I'm definitely a little gayer than I otherwise would be.

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[-] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 22 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

It's a two-sided coin. As a straight guy, watching Lucy Lawless in the Xena costume made me more hetero than ever.

[-] Slovene@feddit.nl 21 points 1 month ago
[-] AtariDump@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago

This isn’t where I parked my car

[-] IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago

How many young lesbians do you think watched this show vs horny straight boys?

[-] P00ptart@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

As a straight, horny boy at the time, she basically ushered me into manhood.

i know of at least 2 women who realized their sexual orientation through xena

[-] Karjalan@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago
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[-] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 month ago

I can't believe that, as a preteen, I thought she was "too manly"
Because a) no she wasn't, she was a straight knockout and b) that's sexist AF wtf preteen me.

[-] Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 month ago

She probably could have broken you in half and preteen you wasn't into that

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[-] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Eh, our tastes change with age. I remember as a teen thinking chest hair on men was icky, but in my 20s I began to love it.

It sounds like you successfully matured, and now you may reap the benefits of Xena's sexy nature.

[-] Pandantic@midwest.social 13 points 1 month ago

When I wanted to be Gabby.

[-] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

If Calypso was a boy call me gay all day.

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[-] dgbbad@lemmy.zip 5 points 4 weeks ago

Oh boy, when I watched Spartacus my childhood dreams came true.

[-] cl4irv0yant_cr4wfish@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago

Oh definitely 🥰 I wanted to be her sidekick/roommate so badly.

[-] Xerxos@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 weeks ago

Never watched it. Was she canonically gay? That would have been quite progressive for the time.

[-] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 4 weeks ago

She was wink-wink-nudge-nudge "unconfirmed." Very close with a female companion.

[-] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 6 points 4 weeks ago

There are more than a few nudges about them being roommates. And as a horny teen, I was there for it.

[-] pyre@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

don't they literally kiss near the end?

[-] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

People liked to joke about Xena being lesbian back in the days.

[-] Digestive_Biscuit@feddit.uk 2 points 1 month ago

I never watched it. I remember other kids at school talking about it, but I never watched it. Kind of wished I did now.

[-] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 6 points 4 weeks ago

Time to sail the high seas. It gets gayer with each episode IIRC. Like longing stares and shit.

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