DramatistDreamer

That had me literally genuinely laughing! That's great that they can have a sense of humor about it but was such a bad idea to even try and test the waters. SMH.

Maybe I mentioned this before (ironically, I had been watching Guiding Light episodes from 1994) but ATWT in 1994 truly looked like a show/set in mourning. The hair and makeup looks so severe and with a few exceptions, the wardrobe choices look so drab and dour-- it's not just the color palette but even the fit of most of the clothes (a lot of shapeless, formless, boxy garments). The garish lighting and set pieces (the new Fashions looks awful) is another matter.

Oh understood. I think your post spurred me to address the original remark, as I felt as if I hadn't really done so properly. @ChitHappensAnd you know it's really such a shame when you think of how soaps used to write groundbreaking stories. They didn't always accomplish what they set out to do but at least they used to try. It's like they stopped trying about fifteen, sixteen years ago. I still can't understand why soaps have more more groundbreaking storylines done in the 80s and 90s than they do now. These shows haven't evolved at all.

For years, I had been gradually divesting myself from soaps but with Y&R, I really got disgusted when they killed off Hilary and dismissing Ana sealed it for me. Other than classic episodes, I would never bother with this show again unless they made some fundamental changes. It seems as though Y&R would rather run themselves into cancellation rather than have a POC character have the same dramatic agency as a white character. Well, they can do it without me watching.

Trump's inept Treasury Dept., which was left in charge of the stimulus payments has, once again, botched things...shocker!🥴

Just like anything done by this wretched W.H. administration, the disbursement of the stimulus funds is and continues to be, an unmitigated disaster.

July 1994, at least.

1994 wasn't a great year but I still wanted to at least watch until early '95. Damn that YouTube strike team!

This thread gave me a bit of a chuckle.

In many ways, the term "Caucasian" seems to be a very archaic term, especially when considering that theoretically race is a social construct but you'd be surprised how many people in the U.S., particularly those who categorize themselves as white, refer to themselves as white and Caucasian, almost interchangeably. My point (challenge, if you will) to the poster that I originally replied to is that I have never personally known anyone who identifies as Latino/Latinx claim that their culture or identity was with Spain. I grew up with Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, Colombians, Mexicans/Chicanos, Panamanians and I never heard that before. In fact, the majority of those I have known looked at Spain as having colonized their respective countries/islands. Even the issue of language is fraught. If you've ever been to Spain, you will find that those who willingly speak Castilian (and honestly, that is not everybody, there are some ethnic groups that are fairly resistent to Spanish/Castilian culture and language) speak quite differently from someone in say...Cuba or Mexico, who each have their own idioms. Try going to Cuba or Mexico or Panama and addressing an elder person by saying ¡Oiga! like you'd do in Spain and see what reaction you'd get. I myself would never do this outside of Spain but I'd bet that the reaction wouldn't be very good.

So Drumpf wants to include in the stimulus package $1.75 billion for construction of a new F.B.I. headquarters to be located directly across from his luxury hotel in Washington D.C.??! That no-good grifting jackass.

Caucasians are predominantly Eastern Europeans from the Caucasus area--Armenia, Azerbaijan, the Republic of Georgia, etc. so what you're saying technically makes no sense. Spain is western Europe and even before the Spanish conquest of the New World, there was mixing in Spain due to the Moors from North Africa having occupied Spain for over a century. These days, especially, speaking Spanish has no more to do with how closely Latinos identify with Spanish culture or identity than how a closely an English speaking Nigerian identifies to England. Please explain your reasoning because it makes very little sense to me at the moment and I have traveled and stayed in Spain as well as parts of Latin America.

Baseball players are constantly scratching their balls and spitting everywhere. How anyone believed they could keep coronavirus out of that league is beyond me.

Hopefully, the next thing to get blown out will be his re-election prospects.

Grammar has a sad and scary history of violent acts perpetrated against family members too.

When I first read about the U.S./Trump Inc.'s efforts at a vaccine, this was one of the main scenarios I imagined would happen, which unfortunately has turned out to be the case. This gives me great pause concerning the integrity of any vaccine the U.S. churns out.

U.S. journalists/reporters (from the WH correspondents to mainstream newspapers like NYT) need to show this type of solidarity when they know their profession is being undermined by those in elevated positions.

Good point. Why didn't he?

Beloveds, I've been to Latin America and I've been to Spain and Spain is not even close to Latino. Spain is a European country. Full stop. If you go towards Basque country, you will find more similarities between Basque language and culture with France than you would ever have between Basques and Cubans or Puerto Ricans or Salvadorans. Please, let's not conflate and confuse things.

Masks, social distancing and handwashing definitely make a difference. Unfortunately, the bad advice coming from the WH is not being countered very well. The CDC has not put out the information forcefully or succinctly enough. With the exception of Dr. Fauci, who has been silenced at times, and undermined many other times, there have been moments of confusing guidance. It has been shown that not only do masks protect others but it also protects the person wearing the mask, which has been said not to be the case--until it was. Part of this has to be due to the novel nature of this coronavirus but some countries have known this for several months, why is this aspect just being clarified in the U.S.??

That must lift a weight off your shoulders. I'm so glad for you!

In watching the livestream with Hillary Bailey Smith, Scott Bryce and Gregg Marx, I got the impression that Casey was considered a more serious prospect for Frannie. I don't get that sense with Iva and Steve but who really knows for sure, if Frank Runyeon had wanted to stay? It was for the appearance Colleen McDermott that those Emily hints were being dropped. Melanie Smith didn't appear onscreen as Emily until early 1987.

He needs a producer. I know it's unlikely that he considers it a professional effort but still, he needs some help.