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The Y&R crossover seems like it might add some movement to the political storyline.

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by ReddFoxx

13 hours ago, Tisy-Lish said:

I will happily agree to disagree. I'm not a particularly argumentative person. But why avoid my question?

I'lll repeat: Would anyone ever say, "It's just a primetime drama?" Or "It's just a movie?" Or "it's just a Broadway play?"

So when someone says, "it's just a soap opera," are you are not offended by that?

I know we've beaten this topic to death, but I wanted to weigh in to agree with you.

The word "just" makes the entire sentence dismissive. It works as a minimizer to downplay the significance of soaps.

To me, it's more of an attack on the listener than on the soaps. It's a judgment of the listener, and it's dismissive.

"It's a soap" is a comment on the soap genre. "It's just a soap" is a comment on those watching soaps.