« How was Xena a female pioneer? Let me count the ways. She had no male support or regular romantic interest. She didn’t, unlike Wonder Woman or the Bionic Woman, have a conventionally feminine day-to-day alternate identity, though on a mission she could pose as a Roman matron, a virgin priestess or an exotic dancer. Xena was not « strong but feminine »; she was unapologetically strong and unapologetically female, sexy and powerful, unafraid to get sweaty and dirty on the job, and all the more beautiful for it.
The fan-driven growth of the subtext illustrates another « Xena » phenomenon: the special relationship between the show and the fandom. Other than « The X-Files, » « Xena » was the first cult hit of the Internet age: the face that launched a thousand Web sites. One of the producers and principal writers on « Xena, » Steven Sears, participated in discussions on « Xena » message boards (and occasionally still does); other staff members and actors reportedly lurked there as well, and seemed well aware of fandom debates. In the last season, popular fan-fiction writer Melissa Good was hired to write several scripts for the series, two of which were made into episodes. »
From What we owe Xena in Salon.
Does this mean you identify with Xena ? Will you use her costume this coming Halloween and clearly state that you are unapologetically Blogging-Xena, the screen-writer ?
I wish I could claim to have her stature! She was awesome, even though the whole sword thing is not my cup of tea, story wise.
Years ago, a sweet coworker of mine tried to convince me that I looked like her. He claimed it was the cheekbones. I didn’t believe a word of it but I think it made an impression on me! ;-)
martine est en exploration des caract�res f�minins au cin�ma et dans la litt�rature ? :p
Oui, sans rel�che. ;-)