Jo not a Lesbian??? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

highanddry · 10-21-2000, 12:24 AM

I thought the entire finale for this show would center around Jo coming out of the closet. What a disappointment.

desilu #1 · 10-21-2000, 07:05 AM

I never thought Jo was a lesbian. She was just a beautiful, tough lady. To tell you the truth,if there were more women like her
in the world, there would be less rape victims! I wish i had her strength! She was an inspiration to me.

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lovefol · 10-21-2000, 12:26 PM

NOW WAIT IAM CONFUSED IS JO A LESBIAN I REALLY HPE NOT

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You take the good you take the bad you take them both and there you have the facts of life!!!

Jo Polniaczek · 10-21-2000, 06:04 PM

No, Jo is not a lesbian!!

[This message has been edited by Jo Polniaczek (edited 10-21-2000).]

Krijoyen · 10-21-2000, 06:39 PM

I never thought she was.

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ToddAO70 · 10-21-2000, 09:42 PM

Don't you remember the final season?? Jo marries her musician boyfriend. I think his name is Rick.

AlternaJen · 10-22-2000, 05:54 PM

What's wrong with being a lesbian? Even though they never came right "out" and said it, there was definitely some great subtext there

I know this because when I was about six or seven, I remember staying home from school on sick days and watching re-runs of FOL. Even then, I could tell something was "different" about Jo's character.

Even today, she remains one of my favorite "lesbian" icons, because even if she wasn't a lesbian, she was a strong, courageous, beautiful, determined young woman who dispelled many gender stereotypes in my young mind and taught me that it is okay to be who you want to be.

ToddAO70 · 10-22-2000, 10:49 PM

How does being a strong and independent woman make you a lesbian? Jo Polniaczek never came off as lesbian to me ever. She always had men in her life and eventually a husband.

AlternaJen · 10-22-2000, 11:11 PM

It doesn't. She wasn't a lesbian; how could she have been on a sitcom in the early '80s?

l · 10-24-2000, 03:31 PM

Cool, I thought I was the only one who thought she might have been a lesbian. Remember when she first showed up, and they all thought she was a guy? Or how about all those weird army clothes she used to wear? What was up with that? Who picked out her wardrobe and what were they thinking?

Zane · 10-24-2000, 06:51 PM

When I was a kid I always kind of thought that Jo was a lesbian, but obviously she wasn't , she married Rick during the last season. The actor who played Rick on The Facts of Life now plays Mike McQueen, (Brooke McQueen's father) on the WB tv show "Popular".

The T · 10-24-2000, 10:08 PM

No way! Of course not!

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ThomasE · 10-25-2000, 05:01 AM

I say we leave the girl alone. She was not a lesbian as we all know. She had her own style. At first she used to wear a lot of those army clothes and pants, but in the last season she also wore skirts as well. Jo was cool. We leave it at that.

lovefol · 10-25-2000, 04:04 PM

GGGGOOO THOMASE

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LaverneShirley · 10-26-2000, 09:41 PM

I'm sorry. I have nothing against lesbians, or gay men for that matter. But I'm kind of sick of everyone finding so-called subliminal messages in classic sitcoms. People thing Laverne and Shirley were lesbians just because they lived together (Hello, they were POOR). I've heard people say Potsie was gay for some reason. I heard people say Gilligan and Skipper were gay because they shared a hut. And now Jo. What makes people think that just because nearly every show today has a gay person in it that every classic show must have too? You will find messages in everything you see or read that will come off as things about people being gay or bisexual or doing drugs that aren't really that. Take the Beatles. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. So what if there's LSD in there? The man said it was a picture his son drew, I don't see why people couldn't accept that. My sixth grade science teacher wouldn't let go of the LSD thing during our drugs unit... anyway, not everything is hidden. Some things are just what they say they are. MOST things are just what they say they are. And I know with some people lebianism is a touchy subject, but those people better get over it fast. And since I'm kind of drifting off-topic here, Jo is not a lesbian. None of them were lesbians.

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10-21-2000, 12:24 AM	#1
highanddry Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 20, 2000 Posts: 31	Jo not a Lesbian??? I thought the entire finale for this show would center around Jo coming out of the closet. What a disappointment.

10-21-2000, 07:05 AM	#2
desilu #1 Lucy/Desi 4-EVER Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 23, 2000 Location: Battle Creek, Michigan USA Posts: 724	I never thought Jo was a lesbian. She was just a beautiful, tough lady. To tell you the truth,if there were more women like her in the world, there would be less rape victims! I wish i had her strength! She was an inspiration to me. ------------------ Amy M. Weaver

10-21-2000, 12:26 PM	#3
lovefol Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 16, 2000 Location: Greenville SC United States Posts: 165	NOW WAIT IAM CONFUSED IS JO A LESBIAN I REALLY HPE NOT ------------------ You take the good you take the bad you take them both and there you have the facts of life!!!

10-21-2000, 06:04 PM	#4
Jo Polniaczek Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 01, 2000 Location: San Antonio,TX Posts: 57	No, Jo is not a lesbian!! [This message has been edited by Jo Polniaczek (edited 10-21-2000).]

10-21-2000, 06:39 PM	#5
Krijoyen Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 13, 2000 Location: Blair, WI USA Posts: 31	I never thought she was. ------------------ I'm Krijoyen, the goddess of laziness. Visit my webpage or drop me a line. http://www.angelfire.com/wi2/cottonclouds misstress_of_mystery@hotmail.com

10-21-2000, 09:42 PM	#6
ToddAO70 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 22, 2000 Location: Peekskill/Cortlandt, NY, USA Posts: 18	Don't you remember the final season?? Jo marries her musician boyfriend. I think his name is Rick.

10-22-2000, 05:54 PM	#7
AlternaJen Member Forum Cub Join Date: Oct 22, 2000 Location: Boise, Idaho, United States Posts: 2	What's wrong with being a lesbian? Even though they never came right "out" and said it, there was definitely some great subtext there I know this because when I was about six or seven, I remember staying home from school on sick days and watching re-runs of FOL. Even then, I could tell something was "different" about Jo's character. Even today, she remains one of my favorite "lesbian" icons, because even if she wasn't a lesbian, she was a strong, courageous, beautiful, determined young woman who dispelled many gender stereotypes in my young mind and taught me that it is okay to be who you want to be.

10-22-2000, 10:49 PM	#8
ToddAO70 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 22, 2000 Location: Peekskill/Cortlandt, NY, USA Posts: 18	How does being a strong and independent woman make you a lesbian? Jo Polniaczek never came off as lesbian to me ever. She always had men in her life and eventually a husband.

10-22-2000, 11:11 PM	#9
AlternaJen Member Forum Cub Join Date: Oct 22, 2000 Location: Boise, Idaho, United States Posts: 2	It doesn't. She wasn't a lesbian; how could she have been on a sitcom in the early '80s?

10-24-2000, 03:31 PM	#10
l Member First Time Poster Join Date: Oct 23, 2000 Posts: 1	Cool, I thought I was the only one who thought she might have been a lesbian. Remember when she first showed up, and they all thought she was a guy? Or how about all those weird army clothes she used to wear? What was up with that? Who picked out her wardrobe and what were they thinking?

10-24-2000, 06:51 PM	#11
Zane Member First Time Poster Join Date: Oct 24, 2000 Location: New York Posts: 1	When I was a kid I always kind of thought that Jo was a lesbian, but obviously she wasn't , she married Rick during the last season. The actor who played Rick on The Facts of Life now plays Mike McQueen, (Brooke McQueen's father) on the WB tv show "Popular".

10-24-2000, 10:08 PM	#12
The T Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 22, 2000 Location: Baraboo, WI US Posts: 1,108	No way! Of course not! ------------------ See ya~The T ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Richie: Rally! Everybody Rally! Fonz: The Fonz don't Rally. Richie: Your chipping away at my leadership Fonz. Fonz: everybody rally! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~

10-25-2000, 05:01 AM	#13
ThomasE Member Moderator Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 04, 2000 Location: New York, New York, U.S.A. Posts: 10,857	I say we leave the girl alone. She was not a lesbian as we all know. She had her own style. At first she used to wear a lot of those army clothes and pants, but in the last season she also wore skirts as well. Jo was cool. We leave it at that.

10-25-2000, 04:04 PM	#14
lovefol Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 16, 2000 Location: Greenville SC United States Posts: 165	GGGGOOO THOMASE ------------------ You take the good you take the bad you take them both and there you have the facts of life!!!

10-26-2000, 09:41 PM	#15
LaverneShirley Mission Doll Senior Member Join Date: Jul 26, 2000 Location: Liberty Twp, OH Posts: 1,552	I'm sorry. I have nothing against lesbians, or gay men for that matter. But I'm kind of sick of everyone finding so-called subliminal messages in classic sitcoms. People thing Laverne and Shirley were lesbians just because they lived together (Hello, they were POOR). I've heard people say Potsie was gay for some reason. I heard people say Gilligan and Skipper were gay because they shared a hut. And now Jo. What makes people think that just because nearly every show today has a gay person in it that every classic show must have too? You will find messages in everything you see or read that will come off as things about people being gay or bisexual or doing drugs that aren't really that. Take the Beatles. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. So what if there's LSD in there? The man said it was a picture his son drew, I don't see why people couldn't accept that. My sixth grade science teacher wouldn't let go of the LSD thing during our drugs unit... anyway, not everything is hidden. Some things are just what they say they are. MOST things are just what they say they are. And I know with some people lebianism is a touchy subject, but those people better get over it fast. And since I'm kind of drifting off-topic here, Jo is not a lesbian. None of them were lesbians. ------------------ "Well, Laverne is sort of childish" "Childish? Childish? COming from a grown woman who throws tea parties for her stuffed cat!" "Well at least I don't sew L's on everything I wear!" "Well that would be pretty stupid considering your name's Shirley!"