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tinhuvielartanis) wrote2002-11-11 11:27 pm
tinhuvielartanis) wrote2002-11-11 11:27 pm
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Deeply Saddened
I just found out that the Woman Who Started It All ~ the creator of the Original Darth Maul Estrogen Brigade ~ is leaving the SW Universe behind. She has said her goodbyes on the DMEB2 message board, thus officially ending an era, at least in my eyes.
The days of the original DMEB were wonderful times. Insane lust for Darth Maul brought women from around the world to Darth Cleo's virtual doors where we entered her Shrine to Maul, contributing fan-fiction, ponderings, and insights on the Sith Lord so wrongfully slain by Jedi scum.
Friendships were formed in the heady haze of our collective hormonal surges ~ friendships that survive today, over 3 years after the.......erection........of the Darth Maul Estrogen Brigade.
We were all obsessed. Delightfully, deliciously obsessed.
I came to the DMEB as Sith Vixen. It was there I found out that this cognomen was a generic title for all DMEBer's, so I changed my name to Darth Shriek, and began participating in the wonder that is Maul. I came to the community still recovering from a bad break-up, battling writer's block, and in the process of rediscovering Shriekback like never before, after a 2 year hiatus.
It was a relief to find others like myself, who saw a raw and irresistible sexuality in George Lucas' minor character. I fell in with a small renegade group of Maulaholics and helped to creat Maulaholics Anonymous, writing the Mission Statement and the 12 Step Program.
In the meantime, the urge to express myself came bubbling up and I found myself in the DMEB chatroom, creating an erotic scenario with Maulsmate. It was my first time ever doing such a thing and I was astounded at my ability to do so. So I tried my hand at fanfiction and began writing for the DMEB and even contributed a tale to the Sith Academy!
All of my stories were written to Shriekback music and Maul and Shriekback became inextricably linked.
The personality that the women of the DMEB collectively conjured for Maul inspired us to do things in real life we wouldn't normally have ever done. Many women, including myself, took up Martial Arts. Many others became more assertive than ever before. We called it 'being Sithly'. The Way of the Sith wasn't evil ~ it was the Warrior's Way. It brought us strength.
It brought me strength. Strength to pursue keeping Shriekback alive and to not keel over when I found myself in contact with Barry Andrews. It brought me strength to challenge the so-called status quo and their opinions of me as a woman, a Pagan, and an overweight person.
The same was happening for so many other women. We had created magick from our combined passions. We were Internet Sith Witches and Maul was our Horned God. Darth Cleo was our Goddess in so many ways, but the most important way was her forethought and Will to create a haven for us to make this magick.
The magick has long since gone for many of us, but the memories and the results of our efforts still linger and will always linger. DMEB was a life-changing experience for me and so many others I know of. Even though Cleo is moving on, as so many of us already have, I know she'll look back on those enchanted days and she'll hear the echoes of Maul in her mind and, just like us, she'll smile and remember..
"Tattooine is sparsely populated...if the trace is correctly, I will find them quickly, Master."
The days of the original DMEB were wonderful times. Insane lust for Darth Maul brought women from around the world to Darth Cleo's virtual doors where we entered her Shrine to Maul, contributing fan-fiction, ponderings, and insights on the Sith Lord so wrongfully slain by Jedi scum.
Friendships were formed in the heady haze of our collective hormonal surges ~ friendships that survive today, over 3 years after the.......erection........of the Darth Maul Estrogen Brigade.
We were all obsessed. Delightfully, deliciously obsessed.
I came to the DMEB as Sith Vixen. It was there I found out that this cognomen was a generic title for all DMEBer's, so I changed my name to Darth Shriek, and began participating in the wonder that is Maul. I came to the community still recovering from a bad break-up, battling writer's block, and in the process of rediscovering Shriekback like never before, after a 2 year hiatus.
It was a relief to find others like myself, who saw a raw and irresistible sexuality in George Lucas' minor character. I fell in with a small renegade group of Maulaholics and helped to creat Maulaholics Anonymous, writing the Mission Statement and the 12 Step Program.
In the meantime, the urge to express myself came bubbling up and I found myself in the DMEB chatroom, creating an erotic scenario with Maulsmate. It was my first time ever doing such a thing and I was astounded at my ability to do so. So I tried my hand at fanfiction and began writing for the DMEB and even contributed a tale to the Sith Academy!
All of my stories were written to Shriekback music and Maul and Shriekback became inextricably linked.
The personality that the women of the DMEB collectively conjured for Maul inspired us to do things in real life we wouldn't normally have ever done. Many women, including myself, took up Martial Arts. Many others became more assertive than ever before. We called it 'being Sithly'. The Way of the Sith wasn't evil ~ it was the Warrior's Way. It brought us strength.
It brought me strength. Strength to pursue keeping Shriekback alive and to not keel over when I found myself in contact with Barry Andrews. It brought me strength to challenge the so-called status quo and their opinions of me as a woman, a Pagan, and an overweight person.
The same was happening for so many other women. We had created magick from our combined passions. We were Internet Sith Witches and Maul was our Horned God. Darth Cleo was our Goddess in so many ways, but the most important way was her forethought and Will to create a haven for us to make this magick.
The magick has long since gone for many of us, but the memories and the results of our efforts still linger and will always linger. DMEB was a life-changing experience for me and so many others I know of. Even though Cleo is moving on, as so many of us already have, I know she'll look back on those enchanted days and she'll hear the echoes of Maul in her mind and, just like us, she'll smile and remember..
"Tattooine is sparsely populated...if the trace is correctly, I will find them quickly, Master."