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It is. I agree. That's why I used parentheses. I probably shouldn't have used the term at all, though. Which is ironic, when you consider how, at least in the beginning, Y&R was very racy compared to other soaps. Which is why I call bullshit on a certain poster's revelation in another thread that CBS had asked him to create an all-Black soap in '73 or whenever. No way. Not in 1973, not at CBS, and definitely not with William J. Bell.

Like I said, I'm sure Bell/Alden had the best intentions - and I give them props, too, for not making the "crack mother," Nan, a WOC AND for having the courage to show viewers actual "crack babies" being cared for at the hospital. But, to me, it also seemed to reinforce some conservative attitudes toward poor women who have the misfortune of becoming pregnant while strung out on a drug that was literally robbing this country of an entire generation in the '80s and '90s. (And Christine's constantly spouting stats straight outta some pamphlet or textbook didn't help matters either.)

Claire Labine tried her best, though, to make it make sense with the rest of the show. But, yeah, between San Cristobel and the Santos family, all traces of the GL that I loved and remembered had disappeared.

Well, I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought Skye wasn't a good fit on GH or with the Quartermaines. I can't believe it took all three shows - AMC, OLTL and GH - to retcon her origins and I still can't make heads-or-tails out of any of it, lol.

Sadly, Eli wakes up thinking he's Dr. Greg Peters.

But, then again, so is Abby WITH her head.

Reading this reminded me of the time Y&R's Christine and Danny tried to help a "crack mother" see the error of her ways. I realize Bill Bell and Kay Alden had the best of intentions with that story; nevertheless, something about it has always left a bitter taste in my mouth. IKR? I kept expecting to see someone pop up on screen and say, "This is my wreck - and Nina Turner got me my check!".

At least, that was my impression at the time, from reading message boards and such. Like @Darn said, her introduction was unpopular, but I think Kristina (and JRN) grew on people (or some people, anyway, lol). I'm actually surprised to learn that wasn't the case, lol. Ah. That makes sense. Thanks, @carolineg. I especially loved it when Alexis told Sonny that while her family, the Cassadines, were staging deadly vendettas, his ancestors were still working for them in the fields with the other peasants. That. Stang.

He's going to help protect their baby from the devil...and the aliens.

The look on Hillary B(ailey) Smith's face is probably the best reaction one COULD give to this kind of news.

Really? But so many were so pissed when she was killed off!

I still can't get over those shitty tats on his arm and whatever the hell he's doing to his face (see first photo).

IIRC, too, Courtney came along at a time when it seemed like JFP and McTavish were just handing out free long-lost half-siblings to everyone. There was Courtney, and Kristina (who was actually quite popular, I think) and at least one other that I'm forgetting atm.

All I can say is, I hope Kevin and Patrika are happy with the way their story turned out, 'cuz we sure as hell aren't, lol.

I wish I could leave this country. Alas.

IMO, it just never made sense for Kung Fu Barbie to be Sonny's long-lost half-sister.

I think @Vee said recently that Pratt was fond of Courtney/ALW as well.

I wouldn't mind seeing Kim Cattrall (and yes, Andrew McCarthy) in a new sitcom either.

Especially in Hollywood. You know, for someone who claims to love Jesus so much, Steve should know that tattoos (and tattoos featuring religious icons) are a no-no with our Father.

Granted, I haven't seen much of THE CITY, but what I have seen looks to me like how Joel Schumacher might produce a soap if he had the chance.

Hope, Liam and Steffy haven't eaten B&B. They've set fire to it, bulldozed the dirt over its' remains, and then built a new theme park devoted to their screwed-up dynamics on top.

I gave up warning others about Mr. Hillbilly Elegy a long time ago. IDK why, but I just keep thinking of poor Brooke English on AMC. During her many years on that show, she endured both an abortion after being raped by vile Eddie Dorrance and an ectopic pregnancy (during her brief marriage to Tad Martin) that also resulted in terminating the pregnancy after it nearly killed her. I can't help but think tonight of all the Brookes who've had to face even one of those traumas, never mind both. Imagine how much more difficult their situations might have been, had they lived in a country or at a time when they were denied their right to safe and, in many cases, life-saving abortions.

Me (as wife): "That's what mistresses are for, darling."

I'm with @marceline: at some point, people need to realize that Bernie and "the Squad" are literal poison to worthwhile liberal and progressive causes. I just don't know when that point will come. And I realize that unions have a very complicated history and reputation in this country, but my God! When did seeking to protect workers' rights become NOT the thing to do anymore? Take it from someone who works for an organization whose treatment of its' non-management employees is so abominable that the AFL-CIO actually BEGGED us on one occasion to find someone within our ranks to take up the cause: We. Need. Unions. Regardless of who caused the leak or how, this much is clear: the only recourse we have at this point is to do whatever we can this election cycle and the next to install pro-choice politicians into office who will codify Roe v. Wade and similar legislature that protects women's reproductive rights into law. Agree.