Lawless wants the Xena character in the reboot to be black and lesbian

Please stop talking.


So Lawless wants a black Xena? You realize the original show had Greek people speaking English and other-non white characters right? It's a *beep* fantasy show. Or did you think a show with harpies in it was a documentary?

So you are also sick and tired of having non-white characters played by Caucasian actors too? Plenty of examples of that, but I doubt you are outraged by that.

Besides, you actually think this show has anything to do with cultural or historical accuracy? First of all, the show focuses around mythological characters, not historical figures. The portrayals have little to do with original sources. I'm pretty sure Greek goddesses didn't speak like Valley Girls back in the day. But oh no, we can't have a black actress playing a made-up fictional character in a show that has constant inside jokes or modern references. That would be outrageous.

"Know what I'm sick n tired of?"

right wing snowflakes jumping on any fake story about fake SJW, crying themselves to the keyboard.

grow a pair.

That's easy for you to say. However, the people who have to put up millions of dollars on something that potentially "won't make it anyway" are more likely to invest whatever time it they feel is necessary to make sure they've got the concept as well-developed as they can get it before they have to start writing the big checks.

African, African-American, and black are not the same thing. Black is a more general term that can refer to a lot of different people, but African or African-American is very specific.

So what if a black actress just happened to be the best one for the role? Would you still complain?

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Well, her having a home town in Greece was important.

Of course, her family could have traveled before she was born or while she was young. That could have inspired her travels as an adult.
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How were they clearly hererosexual from the beginning? Because showing interest in men can't mean they like women too? Because Gabrielle in the first episode didn't throw herself at Xena or anything...oh wait she did!


Of all the fandoms you would think Xena's fandom would
be one of the less homophobic/biphobic ones guess not...

Personally I don't want a Reboot. I feel like it's Hollywood trying to push some political agenda to the people instead of caring for the project like the new ghostbusters film. I wouldn't mind her being Lesbian as long as it makes sense for her to be one and not just shoved down our throats to please those side of the fandom and there fan fiction. A lot of people complained about Wonder Woman being Bi sexual now in comics and to me it makes sense. She is a woman from a Island full of Amazons for thousand of years what do you expect? No men. I wouldn't mind as long as it made sense to the story. And as for the Black Female idea I don't mind that as well. I'm all for diversity roles in a show or movie. Like Spider-man with Mary Jane being Black. I was all for that. But it just doesn't fit Xena for me. But if the actress is great in the role then I am all for it. I just don't want the Reboot lol. I'm fine with the older series. Well Stargate reboot cancelled so maybe this will hopefully.