I think it's jarring when it's said in reference SGA, which is one of the few shows that *does* use "love" to mean filios, on more than one occasion - "Tao," and even in Gero's own episode, Jeannie tells Rodney, "I love you."
But yeah, I definitely am way too worked up about it. Just wish it wasn't at the end of the show like this; I'd really wanted to go out on a high note, instead of being left with stuff I want to fix, after 4 seasons that made me happy! Oh well, it's making the impending cancellation look more and more like a blessing...
And the show's writers write incredibly deep filios, which totally resonates with me; even if their intent is to show eros as being superior, I don't think they've conveyed that in the text, so in this case I'm happy to take the text and leave authorial intent alone.
Yes, this! Must keep this in mind! *embroiders it on a pillow*
In a more general note:
Most people in the modern day consider eros (sexual love) a higher calling than filios (friendship love) and in fact use "love" to mean eros only, but the Greeks valued filios more highly.
*laughs* When I was discussing this conversation with Gnine, she remarked that you are very Greek in your tastes (before you posted this comment ^^)
The thing is - I think a lot of slashers are actually bucking the modern trend. Rather than ranking eros above filios, they skirt the issue by *combining* eros and filios. Which is why so many slashers were perturbed by Gero's comments, perhaps even more than gen fans, because while gen fans are used to viewing romantic love in a separate category, in the ideals of some shippers/slashers there is little difference...
Re: Eros and Filios
But yeah, I definitely am way too worked up about it. Just wish it wasn't at the end of the show like this; I'd really wanted to go out on a high note, instead of being left with stuff I want to fix, after 4 seasons that made me happy! Oh well, it's making the impending cancellation look more and more like a blessing...
And the show's writers write incredibly deep filios, which totally resonates with me; even if their intent is to show eros as being superior, I don't think they've conveyed that in the text, so in this case I'm happy to take the text and leave authorial intent alone.
Yes, this! Must keep this in mind! *embroiders it on a pillow*
In a more general note:
Most people in the modern day consider eros (sexual love) a higher calling than filios (friendship love) and in fact use "love" to mean eros only, but the Greeks valued filios more highly.
*laughs* When I was discussing this conversation with Gnine, she remarked that you are very Greek in your tastes (before you posted this comment ^^)
The thing is - I think a lot of slashers are actually bucking the modern trend. Rather than ranking eros above filios, they skirt the issue by *combining* eros and filios. Which is why so many slashers were perturbed by Gero's comments, perhaps even more than gen fans, because while gen fans are used to viewing romantic love in a separate category, in the ideals of some shippers/slashers there is little difference...