The first ever tenant of Ginger International's
lofty eschalons, Gillian Anderson has not so much observed her star ascend over
the past year as expand, supernova-style, above the heads of pretty much everyone
else on the planet. Voted sexiest woman in the world by the connoisseurs of
simpletons-in-wet-underwear that are FHM readers, Gillian has nevertheless
retained her poise in the face of absolute celebrity, with only the debris of an
estranged husband and a questionable foray into drum'n'bass to litter her
sparkling progress.
Yet it was her portrayal of the wondrous F.B.I. Special Agent
Dana Scully, and the inference that not only is smart sexy but - thank god!- ginger
hair's acceptable on primetime TV heroines at last, that inspired this entire web
site. Hence, while we pay due respect to the woman (ever more often) out of the
sensible suit, it is with Scully that our adoration forever lies.
One of the few women on television allowed to wear skirts
below the knee, X Files vixen Dana is an example to us all, ginger or not.
Unafraid to enter either desolate warehouses or surprisingly clean ventilation shafts
armed with only a standard issue pistol and the world's best torch
(3-million-candlepower and counting), Ms. Scully is not only the bravest woman
in cathode ray history, but is surely possessed of the greatest willpower of all time.
Not once has she exploited her medical training to lure partner
Fox(y) Mulder into the sack at any number of the cheap 'n' discreet motels that
punctuate their assignments. Not even when they both got bitten by the hedonistic
bug in the episode with the star-struck psycho birthday girls. Nor in the episode
when they were tracking the hillbilly mutants and Mulder's room's doorlock was
conveniently broken. Nor even when Fox was doped up the eyeballs and grieving
over his dad's murder did Dana clock an eyeful of his fetching grey jockey shorts
as he recuperated on her bed and think "Bugger the regulations!". Oh no.
Oestrogen Brigaders and Duchovniks applaud you heartily (albeit with an air of disbelief).
As my final word on the subject, I shall admit that while the
occasional close-up (and numerous articles) may reveal the fact that red is not
Gillian's hair's real hue, please remember that it is instead her colour of choice,
so massage that into your mousy follicles, detractors.
Remember, It's what's outside that counts at
G.I. strongly recommends that you continue your surf at one or the other of these excellent themed sites:
The Gillian Anderson League Homepage
The X Files