NothinButAttitude

Does anyone else think that Dems need to start getting ruthless with the GOP? Apparently, it works for them.

Sorry but I have no respect for Karen Handel. She's a crook and a damn bigot. I like and respect your opinions, but she is trash. If she were a man, I'd the saying the same thing. Her gender has nothing to do with my "comment."

I am at this point in my life. But those people can keep voting stupidly and against their own self-interest b/c they are not hurting us minorities at all. We (African Americans) have always been without since we were brought over here in slave ships. We'll always rise above during strife as it is instilled in us. We know how to make due with little or nothing. That won't change that. However, I am gonna sit here and smile gleefully when all these poor, White people who vote stupidly really start to suffer. Especially, when Trump/Pence cuts off food stamps, welfare, SSI, healthcare... Sometimes you gotta hit rock bottom to get a rude awakening. Maybe that time is now for them. Oh well...

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Back to the drawing board again for Dems. The people in the 6th are f-cking stupid. Ossoff was the perfect candidate. At this point, I am just like screw it all. Let this sh-thole of a country plummet to the pits.

She's not winning by much though and only 6% of the votes are in. They are saying those were early ballots. Voting stations in Dekalb have been extended, so fingers crossed people will go out and vote. That's one of the section where he'll get his strongest support.

@Chris B, I think once the 2 new girls are thrown into the mix of Dallas, it'll pan out to be a better season. I am hoping that this show does like Miami did the second season and had a stellar season. Sadly, Andy screwed Miami up going into the 3rd season, but I digress... Oh and I enjoyed Lydia getting ShanLoon together. I hope this occurs all damn season.

Aww! Look at my girl! So proud of her!

She's trash like her momma. It's to be expected. Good thing is that RHOA fans whether they like or hate Kenya tore her mentions up and told her to stay in a child's place. She cut her comments section off on IG shortly afterwards.

I think they all would just rather bask at her misfortune if anything; however, Karen is the type she won't allow them to see her sweat too much.

What boggles my mind is what leg does any of these women have to stand on and judge Karen or her finances? Last time I checked, none of them were self-sufficient. Robyn lives on Juan's wages. Charrisse lives on Eddie's wages (for now). Ashley lives off of Michael (for now). Gizelle lives off of her ex, Jamal. Monique is living lavishly thanks to Chris. I am ready to get to the reunion where I know that Karen is gonna get all these broads together.

But they still somewhat touched social stories every now and then. Not as much as before but they did. Regardless, they do need to venture back to their roots b/c it is criminal that all other forms of media are making a hefty profit off a model that daytime soaps built.

Karen & Charrisse went IN!

Aren't they related?

But even then soaps still told socially relevant stories. All of that seems to cease about the mid 2000s when soaps totally strayed from their roots.

I assume they will seeing as their families haven't been cast yet. If we hear casting calls for their families then that's a indicator he might wanna keep 'em. Teen typically don't stay on this show unless their families are on the Square driving stories too.

^ This. It bothers me how everything daytime used to be centered around is now something all other forms of media are profiting heavily off of. This is Us, which is a soap in itself, was one of the most buzzed about shows this past year. Soaps are hot again and it is sad that soaps can't capitalize off what they started.

I'd take Libby over 90% of the current cast. One thing I did admire about Libby that most of the canvas lacks is ambition. The only thing I'd want (if she were to return) is that she comes on as a professional woman who just happens to live on the Square. Mads and Alex need to be hauled off too with Keegan. They are just too heinous to fix at this point. They can return some time down the road a remorseful adults. But staying on the show now? Nope. They gotta go. I like the actor that plays Keegan too, but as aforementioned, SOC ruined his own creation before he allowed him to find footing. He's just too nasty. You brought up Whitney and she too is a character that is deadweight. She should've left YEARS ago with either the Moon brothers or Bianca and her clan. All of Whitney's stories consist of the same thing--her screwing somebody's man. She reminds me of Roxy where her stories are circular and you never see growth. Maybe she should've joined the Mitchell sisters in that pool that night... Well EE has some other dreadful actors currently, so she wouldn't be able. But she might've improved by now, so we never know.

Who gives a sh-t about them? I don't. Empire makes double of what daytime soaps make and they addressed police brutality. American Crime's first season opened with a 8.0 in ratings and stayed making above 4.0 throughout the season, and they addressed race relations. Shots Fired consistently stayed making what Y&R is getting now. Soaps need to get back in the business of telling stories that makes people uncomfortable. That is what art does. It makes you think and see things from different perspectives. I think everyone was on David's side, which is the one thing that unnerved me. It would've been interesting to see some characters (not Roger as they always made him the bad guy) turn their nose up to David, and believe he was guilty.

I lost it when Roberta Flack started to sing and Bridget ran into David's arm. Just so much heart and humanity in that scene. Again, we'll never see that again on the remaining 4 soaps, which is sad seeing as they have the tools to tell a story like this. We're still at the height of cases like Mike Brown, Philando Castile, Trayvon Martin, and it still boggles my mind that none of the remaining 4 have not told a story like this today.

Well Keegan must get all his looks from the father. I don't think the eldest Taylor boy is ugly either. He's handsome. But the rest of them... Again, I just couldn't get behind Michelle acting like Mary Kay Letourneau Jr. It is out of character for her b/c Michelle was always the logical one. Pauline and Arthur must be rolling in their graves over how she's panned out. We know that Ian is going nowhere as Adam Woodyatt will be there till he chooses to leave; however, Jane can go. She is not needed. I enjoyed Ian immensely when he was paired with Denise, who I wanted to emerge as the new Beale matriarch. That all got nuked to hell once Jane returned. I might be able to get over Ian for his actions (even though I need a recast Peter to return to stay giving him grief over it), but Jane has to go. I've never liked her. I never will. Chelsea doesn't need to be recast. They just need to bring Tiana Benjamin back, who I'm sure would return. They just need to bring all of Denise's kids back. Jordan, Libby, and Chelsea. Crazy I am saying this b/c I used to loathe Libby at times. But she was been wonderful these past few visits she's made over the past 2 years. Lauren is another character I just don't care for. I don't. Lauren screwing around on someone and not committing to a relationship is nothing new for me. I wish she and Abi would leave and go live with Tanya offscreen TBH. And Steven should've been left gay (as I've said before), and he should be competing with Ben over men. And I am with @TimWil where Keegan is beyond repair. SOC should've stopped while he was ahead with the character, but he kept making him heinous, and NOW he wants us to pity him. It's too late! After he faked the porn video with Bex, that's when he should've went legit. Now that he's declaring he slept with Louise, which is sexual assault, whether true or not, it is too far. He's too much of a sexual deviant at this point.

I think that it has to do with Middle America and the South along with the fact that many of these people care not to see a Black man with a White woman. They will turn a blind eye to a White man with a Black woman, but the second a White woman comes into the picture as opposition, she better emerge victorious in the battle. Look at Shannon/Jessica/Duncan. Poor Jessica got tossed to the side for Shannon. When look back at it, Jessica/Duncan had a WAY better love story than Duncan/Shannon. I so agree with this. P&G soaps had a crafty way of subtly instilling the message in you, and not force feeding it. But the scene of David getting freed was such a powerful message to me as a young Black boy. It has always been one of my favorite scenes from my time watching GL. Just sucks b/c the bottom would fall out soon enough and in a few years, David, Kat, Gilly, Hamp, and Bridget would all be gone.

Oh wow. P&G lost a stellar writer in Patrick Mulcahey, but I didn't want Bridget/David together as I always felt they had a sibling relationship if anything. I am over here crying over the scene of David being cleared. This scene is so powerful and relevant today. Sadly, we'll never get something like this on daytime today. Guiding Light at its best was truly ahead of its time.