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* ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]'' was famous for having a [[Lesbian Subtext]] involving romantic attraction between Xena, the protagonist, and Gabrielle, the sidekick. But that's why not why this is listed here. In ''Xena'' fandom circles, the word "subtext" was so strongly associated that it is used to refer to ''only'' that particular pairing.
*In ''[[Fresh off the Boat]]'', it's parodied. Jessica and her sister Connie are passive-aggressive towards each other, after spending a lifetime fighting for their mother's favoritism. While they may compliment each other, the subtitles translate each phrase as insults. The opposite happens when they trade insults at the end of the episode introducing this, and the subtitles reveal how much they love each other.
* The incest subtext of ''[[Wizards of Waverly Place]]'' is so prominent that it has [[Wizards of Waverly Place/Analysis|its own page here]]. In short, the relationship between brother and sister Justin and Alex Russo was fraught with cues and comments that were unusually flirty or even romantic at times, to the point that [[Portmanteau Couple Name|"Jalex"]] became the number-one [[Shipping]] pair among the show's fans. The show's production team denied this was intentional, and was entirely due to the fandom reading more into the characters than was actually there (no doubt because this was, after all, a [[Disney Channel]] show). Even so, incidents and exchanges reinforcing the perception that the siblings had somewhat more than sibling-like feelings for each other seemed to grow in number and blatancy as the series progressed. (It didn't help that the actor and actress -- [[David Henrie]] and [[Selena Gomez]] -- were actually ''romantically involved'' for much of the series.)
== [[Web Comics]] ==
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** The true story of what happened with Rose Quartz {{spoiler|aka Pink Diamond. Even though Pink's sisters Blue and Yellow and their mother-figure White loved Pink, they treated her as a joke and a court jester. As a result, she becomes spoiled and demanding, taking out her frustrations on her Pearl and later Spinel by abandoning the latter in a distant moon garden. Pink felt stifled by this attitude, how she had to conform to rules without having the chance to explore who she really was. When she shapeshifted into a Rose Quartz to explore her new colony, and later saw Garnet fuse during her initial attempts to protect the planet from colonization, it struck her that Earth was a place where you could be who you wanted to be}}.
** In-universe, Peridot explains the subtext to Steven after he gets her hooked on ''Camp Pining Hearts'', arguing that Percy and Pierre are the ultimate power couple even if canon doesn't confirm it. According to the flashback, she explained it for several hours. Steven fell asleep, while Garnet peeked in and gave Peridot a thumbs-up for her analysis.
* ''[[Ben 10]]'', in a similar case to the sister-brother relationship of ''Wizards of Waverly Place'', Ben and Gwen Tennyson's relationship often came out, well, not like relatives should behave in the United States. [[Word of God]] confirms Gwen was not intended to be Ben's cousin at the planning stage and his love interest, but all the subtext was left as she turned into his cousin since it was impossible to justify her presence on the road trip which starts the series. Despite the incest, the pairing it is the most popular even after sequel series paired Ben and Gwen with other characters. It also helps in most countries outside the United States [[Kissing Cousins]] is considered unusual but not a taboo.
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