ALL: Always surprised by the casual violence of men toward women in older episodes

[Paul Raven]

What about when Bill Bell had Victor spank Nikki for her misbehaviour?

A lot of things that wouldn't fly today went through w/o comment because it was a different time. Simple as that.

That is what some people fail to understand by constantly judging things by today's standards .

[janea4old]

Of course, but even if we totally know that in our minds, we can still experience emotional surprise when watching it.  Both things can be true.   

Edited November 25, 2023 by janea4old

[allmc2008]

Look at the initial years of the character dynamics I listed.

During the 70s, and before, many men didn't want their wives to have careers. Many made them leave their careers. Yeah, it wouldn't have been unheard of for a man to want his wife to stop practicing medicine.

It's in fact true that men, especially then, felt threatened by career women.

 

@j swiftAs far as me being in incel -- I idolize Lady Lovelace, Lillian Gilberth, Lillian Gish, Dee Dee Allen, Pauline Kael, June Havoc (along with many other women. I don't like idiots, man or woman. I don't like either men or women who feel either sex is better than one or worse than one. I hate men who feel masculinity, and being a man, is superior. And I hate women who subscribe to that ideal as well. Further, I hate the ideal that women are somehow better.

 

@Paul Raven and @j swift Don't you dare think I hold archaic views with women and careers. If I have them I wouldn't have studied soap opera for 16 years.

[Dr Neil Curtis]

Speaking on this topic, has there even been actual storyline of a woman being abused, like Ike/Tina, by their husband showcased on daytime? I know Curtis abused Kate on Days, but that was all backstory and happened offscreen. 

[AbcNbc247]

On Days back in the 70s, Mickey and Maggie’s neighbor was being abused by her husband.

[Franko]

Plus Curt and Leora Sanders on AMC in 1981 and that one couple with Craig Wasson as the husband on OLTL in 1991.