Whom does Jo like the most?

[ABlairican Pie]

Just kidding, folks! Yeah, that mag can blow it out its Gucci bag, but I just only refer to it only because of twisted trivia --IF YOU'RE REALLY INTERESTED!! I don't--and no one should--assume that anyone's a lesbian if you're a tomboy. As a person who has met Lisa Whelchel and her family this summer, she has said in her "Creative Corrections" book that her youngest daughter acts like a tomboy (and she's only 8), she wears denim and acts aloof.
But it would be totally PREPOSTEROUS to assume that her daughter would be "gay"!! Kids are just kids. I meant also that by Nancy feeling "out of place" on the FOL reunion movie, I am supposing that her "tough-cop-on-the-Division" role might have seemed out of sync on the FOL movie, if that may have been a
factor in why she chose not to appear. I think it was mainly scheduling conflicts for her. You know, why do people stretch other people's words out and make them TOTALLY OPPOSITE what a person is trying to say?!! I say, relax, take a bubble bath,
and watch the Ellen show. The only way to world peace.

[Shelley]

Originally posted by Tori Spelling
I was personally offended by that statement that was mentioned in the first post so I'll leave it at that.

I didn't mean to offend anyone. When that guy said that stuff, so I changed my post. Now I changed my post again.

[Paula]

Not to bring up the subject again (sorry y'all...I know you want to drop it now), but Tori Spelling, I can understand why that kind of statement offends you. I myself am not tomboyish or a lesbian, but I've had a roommate who WAS tomboyish and totally NOT a lesbian, so I know what you mean.

In any case, I know that some people might question "Jo's" sexuality just for kicks, but what's the point? Jo is just a fictional character- what is there to question about her? She is whatever the writers of the show want her to be- and obviously she was a tomboyish and straight. But even if they wanted her to be a lesbian, who cares?

[ABlairican Pie]

OKAY, PEOPLE, I AM SO BLOODY SORRY YOU DIDN'T GET THE STINKIN' JOKE!! YOU GUYS ARE WORSE THAN FUNDAMENTALIST CHRISTIANS--ABOUT TO BURN ME AT THE STAKE OVER YOUR PRECIOUS, PRECIOUS JO!!!! I HAVE SEEN EVERY EPISODE A ZILLION TIMES OVER!!!! I KNOW THAT JO WAS INTO GUYS!!!! I KNOW THAT JO GOT MARRIED!!!! THERE WAS NOTHING TO INDICATE THAT THERE WAS ANYTHING GOING ON BETWEEN JO AND BLAIR!!!! IT'S A LONG RUNNING JOKE THAT I DID NOT EVEN START!!!!
Entirely SPECULATION. Look, I think Nancy McKeon is a great actress. I think Jo was a great character. I am merely toying with the idea of what certain gay authors have thought about Jo's
character. You buffoons get so DEFENSIVE over a silly comment
made by someone else entirely. Are you guys really that homophobic?? Why can't we have FUN on this site?? This is like
Jesus-olatry, where we focus less on what He said and did and develop a cult of personality about Him. EVERY SINGLE LESSON
ON FOL WAS CRYSTAL CLEAR. The whole topic of gayness was a
subject hardly ever brought up--briefly touched on in a few episodes (The one where Blair secretly accused Cindy of being
"that way" because she was a tomboy and hugged girls, and also
where Blair's sister Meg was called a lesbian by her parents). I
am not sure if Lisa would have endorsed gay storylines, but I HAVE NOT confused any of the relationships or sexual pursuasions
of any of the characters. I am a writer, this is where I get material.
So has anyone tried any good yogurt ice cream bars lately?

[ABlairican Pie]

BTW, if anyone confuses my facetious tone, I really love Jo, she was one of my favorites on the show. Jo WAS a very precious character. I have just realized that many of you feel the same,
and I am sorry if I have offended anyone. I just wanted to have people just laugh and take it in stride about these silly speculations, because that's what they are. Nancy and Jo ultimately were not. BTW, I don't like refering to them in past tense. They are real NOW.

[Kay Scarpetta]

Originally posted by Tad Warner
OKAY, PEOPLE, I AM SO BLOODY SORRY YOU DIDN'T GET THE STINKIN' JOKE!! YOU GUYS ARE WORSE THAN FUNDAMENTALIST CHRISTIANS--ABOUT TO BURN ME AT THE STAKE OVER YOUR PRECIOUS, PRECIOUS JO!!!!

whoa whoa whoa!!! First of all that statement about Fundamentalist Christians... what's that supposed to mean!! Second of all we are not about to burn you for our precious "Jo"... it's just that this subject has been brought up on the boards long before you came and the subject didn't really mix well...

[Paula]

Whatever. I personally am not offended by it, I merely mentioned that b/c I didn't get it; i.e. the speculation of Jo didn't make sense to me. Ok, if you're focusing on the writers and their motivation, that's different. Holy crap, sorry I brought it up again.

BTW Tad, I wasn't even thinking about or picking on you when I made that statment....all I was doing is following up on what Tori said, that's all.

[ABlairican Pie]

Hey folks, sorry if I got into a tish about my little diatribe the other
night, it was New Year's Eve, and I was in a goofy mood. I know that the whole "lesbo" angle was done before, and I know I should show a little more respect toward Blair and Jo and all the rest of you who really look up to them--WHICH INCLUDES ME!!--but I hope I didn't seem like I was getting out of line. It was a joke that I may have carried a little too far and got played out.
One of the things about my writing humor is that I am rather spontaneous (and isn't that the beauty of it!!)--but we take risks with what we say. I spent a good part of yesterday wondering if
I had offended anyone and lost any friendships that could have happened over my comments--AND I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.
Sometimes it is really hard to convey the tone of my humor or what I am writing--even with the smilies --so I will try to be careful. You guys have been the funnest thing all year so far, and I have been blessed with a group of people who talk about the greatest thing in my life--THE FACTS OF LIFE!!--and to alienate
others so soon who don't understand my kind of humor or writing style would be devastating. And about "fundamentalist Christians", I am not sure how many of you understand the denominational strands in Christianity, but I used that in reference to the types of Christians who focus on intolerance and judgementalism and legalistic attitudes in the name of God and the Bible. I said it out of a facetious rant, I was in a party mood the other night, and I was getting all this stuff off my chest. But I
don't want to sound disrespectful of Nancy/Jo in any way, and certainly not toward anyone who considers themselves fans.
So what did you guys do on New Year's Eve? I went out with
my girl-friends to see "Kate and Leopold" at the movies, when I wasn't using a friend's computer to post these messages. Really
good movie, except for one thing: they didn't have Nancy McKeon
in the title role.

[Shelley]

I almost left this message board because all of this stuff that happened in this poll and the other poll.

[ABlairican Pie]

To bjntmrs...
DON'T LEAVE!!!! It just got a little too crazy with a joke that got carried too far. I hope there are no negative feelings between me and anyone about this silly thing, I don't want to drive anyone away. The tone I was trying to convey in my "FerGoshSakes..." posting was more of HILARITY, NOT mean-spiritedness. AND I HOPE EVERYONE REALIZES THAT!!!!
So what'd you get for Christmas?

[Paula]

Nah, I don't have any negative feelings. Did you read my reply to you about the fact that you saw a few eps of FOL taped live? I can't remember which thread it was under..........

[Shelley]

I'm staying. Ok. I got slippers, some clothes, perfume, comic book, a little lantern/flashlight and a CD.

[ABlairican Pie]

To DS/FOL...
Yes, I did!!!! Thanks!!!! I think one of the reasons I went down that summer was to see the show taped!!!! And guess what, I came THIS CLOSE to being turned down for a freebie ticket to FOL at a booth at Universal Studios...until the girl gave me one but told me to keep it a secret!! HEAVEN AT LAST!!!! That was at the first time I went.

[PhoenixMcKeonism]

Well Tad thanks for saying that stuff I really appreciate you kind of saying how the joke didnt really make anyone laugh LOL if you know what i mean... anyways It just kind of hit a sore spot... you see ever since ive been a Jo fan.... and so far its been like 5 months :crazy nobody has really said anything truely negative about her... then i went to this one site called "who would you like to kill.com" or something. I went to that and i couldnt believe how many people there wanted to kill Tootie LOL... but anyways people wanted to kill JO too... and one of the stupid reasons was that those people make fun of Jo cause she was a tomboy so I heard comments on that site such as : "I want to kill JO cause she is a man" and idiotic stuff like that... even though i shouldnt make anything of it.... it just makes me wonder... is that what people think JO is.... a lesbian? I mean if the writers wrote Jo as a lesbian.... i could care less.... im not homophobic... but they didnt.... so you see... i just got a little sensitve on the topic when you posted that... so all is forgoten and nobody should leave cause this is really a wonderful board i come to and everybody here is so nice.

[Paula]

Originally posted by Tad Warner
To DS/FOL...
Yes, I did!!!! Thanks!!!! I think one of the reasons I went down that summer was to see the show taped!!!! And guess what, I came THIS CLOSE to being turned down for a freebie ticket to FOL at a booth at Universal Studios...until the girl gave me one but told me to keep it a secret!! HEAVEN AT LAST!!!! That was at the first time I went.

ouch....if I could only get my hands on a time machine........