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erica kane/sugar on amc

bakedghoti
in Discuss The Soaps: Archive (2007 - 2009)

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anyone else thinks they are ripping off ugly betty's "claire meade escapes from prison" storyline? also, does sugar really have to be latino? such a typically offensive racial representation in daytime.

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I really don't care if AMC is ripping off Ugly Betty's storyline. Just as long as it entertains me. And Carmen's being Latino doesn't bother me.

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What!??

Really not many soaps have latinos in Daytime so having one that has a good SL is GREAT!

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I don't care if Carmen is Latino, black, Asian, Hispanic, white, alien from Pluto, Native American, Pacific Islander, etc. If she is a good character with a good actor/actress, then I am fine with it.

Also, she might be in a stereotypical role of a latino being a crimebreaker but a lot of soap opera characters who are stereotyped (e.g. Reggie as a guy in the hood on AMC, Krystal living in a trailor park and basically being white trash) end up overcoming those stereotypes to be successful people...that makes them stronger emotionally

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All My Children should especially not be criticized for stereotyping Latinos as they had for about a decade a very prominent Latino family, the Santos, of which its members were very successful with many in the medical field: Maria a doctor, Anita a PA, and now Julia back as a nurse. I think this outweighs one convict who by chance happens to be latina.

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What!??

Really not many soaps have latinos in Daytime so having one that has a good SL is GREAT!

a good portion of the daytime audience could be potentially disappointed in stereotypical portrayals of racial minorities. that goes for all soaps though.

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At first I did not think I would enjoy this story, but now....I absolutely LOVE it and think Susan Lucci is shining. I also LOVE the actress that plays Carmen. I do not think the show is ripping off Ugly Betty, nor do I think their is any offense going on amongst fans.

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UB has ripped off AMC a few times from what I've read......

UB's season 2 is a big mess! and i think they've strayed very far from the original source material.

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I love Ugly Betty this year. It hasn't seen a sophomore slump at all IMO.

I like Carmen, and I am pretty sure she's on contract.

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I love Ugly Betty this year. It hasn't seen a sophomore slump at all IMO.

I like Carmen, and I am pretty sure she's on contract.

wilhemina slater/vanessa williams is the only reason i watch ugly betty now. you gotta love how she used military software to shut down meade publicatons! after she stole bradford's sperm after he died, the storyline had a lot of potential. but now that christina is the birth mother, it's awful. the betty/henry/gio triangle is crap.

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