Members DeeeDee Posted May 4, 2009 Members Share Posted May 4, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rhinohide Posted May 4, 2009 Members Share Posted May 4, 2009 I think it's a tough balance. You become too politically correct and you lose potential for drama. You go too far the other direction and display stereotypes and you offend people. For example, look at the stories OLTL has written for the teens of late. Cole's drug addiction? You tell that story for an AA teen and people would accuse tptb of promoting stereotypes. Starr's pregnancy? Same thing. Of course, they'd have to have an AA teen on the show to write these stories for to begin with. But then there's Destiny, and I've seen posters complain that she's stereotypical even though she's being written as Matthew's hero, because of how she looks and talks. There's no reason "Becca" couldn't have been cast with an AA actress. It wouldn't have changed the story one iota. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JackPeyton Posted May 4, 2009 Members Share Posted May 4, 2009 this was a great read and spot on. I ahte the shows always keep the AA characters in a bubble. Really? Cuz it feels like shes on the most after Sonny/Jason/Whores Who Love Them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members rhythmchyc Posted May 4, 2009 Members Share Posted May 4, 2009 :lol: :lol: Tubular! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rakesh Posted May 4, 2009 Author Members Share Posted May 4, 2009 LMFAO!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MichaelGL Posted May 4, 2009 Members Share Posted May 4, 2009 Curlee did get it, and surprisingly they were not written inside a bubble. Gilly/Alan-Michael/Roger, Hamp and Billy's friendship, David and Bridget's friendship, etc, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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