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Unpopular Opinions of 2014

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New year, new UOs (or old ones)...

I'll start by saying...

1. Anyone who considers that showkilling bootleg Janet Wood bitch as any kind of effective EP's opinion is null and void.

2. Anyone that can take time out of their day to 'hate watch' a show deserves to be mocked by the show's staff, cast, and network execs (including those that I can't stand) for all time for their delusional entitlement.

3. For all the talk about those who rail against those who tell them to stop watching if they hate a show much and claim that they'll be the ones to beg them to come back, those haters will be the actual ones holding up the SOS signs and spearheading those petitions.

4. 'Bland' and 'boring' are code words that the majority of (non-) POC viewers feel threatened by a POC character whose mere presence threatens their raggedy white favorites (especially for prominent airtime), yet can't quite rag on their looks or acting.

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If most people didn't realize Sabrina Santiago was latina, I don't know what to say. Then again I don't want to my opinion to be speak for most people. Also even though KMc is half latina, her character isn't.

Funny how this slice of logic is conveniently overlooked in folks' sad attempt to disprove a point that they already validated 8 pages ago.

Well they might defensive because you are implying that they are racist for their views. (I'm a POC by the way so i'm sure you're not referring to me.)

I wasn't referring to you.

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I'm just going to say this. The minority characters on GH are boring. And its not the viewers fault, its the writers. The white characters have the better storylines while the minorities are tokens for the most part.

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So when a white character is extremely hated, what's the reasoning behind that? Why is KA/Kiki so hated? Daniel Jonas? Franco?

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So when a white character is extremely hated, what's the reasoning behind that? Why is KA/Kiki so hated? Daniel Jonas? Franco?

viewers don't really hate them. They only pretend to to prove a point
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Well they might defensive because you are implying that they are racist for their views. (I'm a POC by the way so i'm sure you're not referring to me.)

I think that is why this topic is being met with such resistance...it's interesting being that most people can see that black characters rarely get the story (attention to detail) and airtime of their white counterparts. The lack of a presence by other POC (namely Asians...good for GH, by the way.) is glaring. No one has to lie...all anyone has to do is watch the show. The proof is in the pudding.

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I think that is why this topic is being met with such resistance...it's interesting being that most people can see that black characters rarely get the story (attention to detail) and airtime of their white counterparts. The lack of a presence by other POC (namely Asians...good for GH, by the way.) is glaring. No one has to lie...all anyone has to do is watch the show. The proof is in the pudding.

Good for GH for what? Their token Asian who is badly written?

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Good for GH for what? Their token Asian who is badly written?

The key word was "presence"...I don't watch GH so I don't know anything about the, characterization or story and airtime (I assume that is what you meant by token).

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So when a white character is extremely hated, what's the reasoning behind that? Why is KA/Kiki so hated? Daniel Jonas? Franco?

Your point will be ignored because we don't actually hate them or spend pages and pages ripping them apart...except we do but for us to all be considered racist this must be ignored.
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It seems that some people are being deliberately obtuse on this subject of minority characters. Intentionally and willfully misunderstanding...as if they don't see the difference in how they are written for nor received. Eh! Okay.

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I'm not denying the writing is poor for some minority characters, but that doesn't mean I dislike them for being a minority which is what you guys keep implying, while ignoring that there are also white characters we all hate and find boring as well...but I'm done going back and forth. You have truly proven your point is an unpopular OPINION.

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Sonny Corinthos needs to die. He is played by one of the absolute worst veteran actors in Daytime who only gets worse each year. Honestly the whole Corinthos clan including Carly should blow up in one of those car bombs Sonny attracts

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It seems that some people are being deliberately obtuse on this subject of minority characters. Intentionally and willfully misunderstanding...as if they don't see the difference in how they are written for nor received. Eh! Okay.

+1.

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I'm not denying the writing is poor for some minority characters, but that doesn't mean I dislike them for being a minority which is what you guys keep implying, while ignoring that there are also white characters we all hate and find boring as well...but I'm done going back and forth. You have truly proven your point is an unpopular OPINION.

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Sonny Corinthos needs to die. He is played by one of the absolute worst veteran actors in Daytime who only gets worse each year. Honestly the whole Corinthos clan including Carly should blow up in one of those car bombs Sonny attracts

Actually, my point was that the viewers, in general, have a lower tolerance for minority characters...

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Actually, my point was that the viewers, in general, have a lower tolerance for minority characters...

Nice generalization.
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There is a lot of racial bias in the soap world but some of these examples are cases of extreme reaching.

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There is a lot of racial bias in the soap world but some of these examples are cases of extreme reaching.

As long as we don't deny the racial bias that anyone with eyes knows exist...

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