There was one other Xena mention, in regard of no.24 (Jane Fonda / Barbarella) where the commentator said that Barbarella set the presecedent for ultra-sexy women is Sci-fi that has been followed by the likes of Lara Croft and Xena
| Speakers are: | GR= Gillian Rogerson (Editor of Lesbian magazine) RR= Goddess Raven Rose (a Dominatrix) AM= Adam Mattera (Editor of a Gay magazine) |
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| GR | It is appealing firstly because Lucy Lawless is great looking, she looks wonderful in that leather mini-skirt |
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| RR | Xena is certainly a big role model I think for a lot of women empowered. She was able to pull off her sexuality but in a very masculine way |
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| AM | The thing with Xena it has this whole pretence of being this family entertainment thing, which on one level it is. But there is a very conscious decision on the part of the production team: it's a lesbian fantasy |
| GR | I think at the beginning we would watch and we would wonder is this for real or are we just reading something into this ? But it has emerged later that of course the producers knew exactly what they were doing. |
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G: Her boyfriend is totally in love with you X: 'as if' look) |
| GR | This scene in the hot tub is really typical in many ways of Xena and Gabrielle's relationship. It is really sexy on many levels and yet they seem completely oblivious to it. |
| AM | The subtext is like here are two women about to get it on and yet little kids can still watch it and think "That's nice Xena and Gabrielle are being really friendly and washing each other, how sweet". But we all know what they are getting up to really, where their hands are going underneath the water. |
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X: Are you sitting on the soap G: I was wondering what that was |
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