Katze mit Wut

These are the last lines of an interview Dyann Esparza did with Hudson Leick (who played Callisto on Xena: Warrior Princess) for whoosh:

ESPARZA: What is the weirdest, most bizarre memory that sticks out in your mind about Xenaland?

LEICK: When someone kissed my breast.
[Author's note: This occurred in Palo Alto when a fan, while holding Hudson in his arms, leaned down and, well, kissed the skin exposed.]

ESPARZA: Anything to say to the fans after 6 years?

LEICK: Don't kiss my breasts.

It's interesting how this works out in written form, conjuring an almost comedic pattern that I suspect wasn't there in the interview thanks to tone of voice.

So. Here's Hudson Leick then. She played Callisto, a gorgeous, very physical warrior queen. It's not surprising some will see the character in a sexual light, even if the character was never portrayed as sexual at all, just as physical¹. This bears repition: Hudson played a physical character. So on one hand, fans know she's not Callisto — embrace Callisto, you're dead. Never mind the breasts.
So what happens here? You know she's not her role; if she were, you'd be dead. So, you know there's an actual actress involved, but you take making her really uncomfortable² in stride for a brief moment of fantasy fullfilment? What's up with that? Did you think that showing that her agency, emotions and humanity count for so much less than yours that your will be done was some sort of weirdass compliment? Did you think being a target for their fan's sexual lapses is a justifiable part of an actress' job description? What's up with that?

¹ She was also in a dysfunctional emotional bond with Xena that came out in a variety of ways that would sometimes visually hint at bondage themes, or at fight fucking being just around the corner, though the character seemed to be torn between absolution, consolation, and revenge, but never actual sex.
² In pictures with fans, she also struck me as very thin, almost fragile. Now, I don't know what that fan looked like, but that might even make it scarier. The thing though is that whether or not it was scary is neither here nor there; annoying or infuriating are really no more excusable.