It's a two-sided coin. As a straight guy, watching Lucy Lawless in the Xena costume made me more hetero than ever.
this post was submitted on 29 Jun 2025
840 points (99.0% liked)
memes
15986 readers
2176 users here now
Community rules
1. Be civil
No trolling, bigotry or other insulting / annoying behaviour
2. No politics
This is non-politics community. For political memes please go to !politicalmemes@lemmy.world
3. No recent reposts
Check for reposts when posting a meme, you can only repost after 1 month
4. No bots
No bots without the express approval of the mods or the admins
5. No Spam/Ads
No advertisements or spam. This is an instance rule and the only way to live.
A collection of some classic Lemmy memes for your enjoyment
Sister communities
- !tenforward@lemmy.world : Star Trek memes, chat and shitposts
- !lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world : Lemmy Shitposts, anything and everything goes.
- !linuxmemes@lemmy.world : Linux themed memes
- !comicstrips@lemmy.world : for those who love comic stories.
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
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.
You could make it more woke by replacing Kevin Sorbo with an actual human being, but that only affects the crossovers.
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.
load more comments
(3 replies)
load more comments
(1 replies)
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.
"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.
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.
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.
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". 😄
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.
it if you can view it with the mindset
I think I can do that 😊👍
Kevin Sorbo
can go f— himself.
Kevin Sorbo
can go f— himself.
The great part is that Lucy Lawless/Xena agrees with you.
Lucy really does seem like a wholesome gal.
It's still silly. But enjoyable from time to time.
It’s like this one guy that asked “what’s a run of X-Men that has no woke messaging “. Like dude…
load more comments
(1 replies)
If you don't think they could make it more woke you clearly lack in imagination
load more comments
(4 replies)
Counterpoint
I was watching Labyrinth on a loop as a young boy, and I thought David Bowie was awesome, but I turned out... more or less straight. Mostly. Pretty much. I mean, of course Bowie is gorgeous, I'm not an idiot.
I am also more or less straight, but even I can regonize that Antonio Banderas was a very attractive man.
The fuck do you mean, "was?"
Still is, you're right, but there was definitely a sweet spot.
load more comments
(1 replies)
As a straight dude it just made me like bratty women.
My appreciation for snarky, smart-mouthed, tomboys is starting to make sense.
load more comments
(5 replies)
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.
Oh boy, when I watched Spartacus my childhood dreams came true.
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.
She probably could have broken you in half and preteen you wasn't into that
Yeah, we all had a little growing to do as preteens. I tend not to hold it against purple.
I mean, if you're holding it till it's purple, that may be a problem.
holding it against green though is totally valid.
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.
How many young lesbians do you think watched this show vs horny straight boys?
As a straight, horny boy at the time, she basically ushered me into manhood.
Yes
The ratio of unicorns to leprechauns
i know of at least 2 women who realized their sexual orientation through xena
load more comments
(1 replies)
Yeeeeaaaaahhhh that show had a disproportionate influence on me growing up.
I never watched it. I remember other kids at school talking about it, but I never watched it. Kind of wished I did now.
Time to sail the high seas. It gets gayer with each episode IIRC. Like longing stares and shit.
When I wanted to be Gabby.
Can confirm. Fucking loved her back in the day
view more: next ›