If this were an internet poll I'd vote away, but making an intercontinental call for a show I've never watched is taking it a bit far. Still, what a storm in a glass of water. Potentially pulling this couple offscreen is more offensive than to never go there in the first place.
Do you think that by calling to support a couple in a show one has never seen and may not even like is hugely different from calling to NOT support the same deal? I'm not asking this sarcastically, I'm really interested, because my first reaction to the request was, "Oh, but I don't like soap operas..." Doesn't us doing that sort of justify the AFA's attempts to politicize a soap opera? I find politicizing such things even more dangerous than even the possibility that P&G will change their storyline based on phone calls. (Which I doubt will happen...they're a hugely powerful company, and will probably do whatever the hell they want. And the AFA's claim that no network is partially responsible may very well be incorrect as well.)
My point is, I support not supporting anything blindly, no matter what. What if Luke is a whiny bitch and Noah is a walking gay stereotype? I have no idea, because I've never even heard of the show, yet I receive many pleas to vote for them. Should I? Shouldn't I? It's a fascinating philosophical dilemma. XD
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Yet I could receive many please to vote for them. I haven't, and I probably WON'T, that was my failed attempt to express how these sort of things spread like, well, only internet things can. XD
You've never heard of As the World Turns? I've watched maybe one episode of one soap opera my entire life, but I've heard of it.
Anyway. My thoughts. If an organization like the AFA is attempting to get a gay couple off the screen based solely on the principle that homosexuality is wrong, then it is our duty as those who embrace and support the homosexual lifestyle to push back against them. And why would P&G be conducting a poll if they weren't...y'know...trying to collect a sampling of public opinion? Obviously I don't know what they'll do with the info, but they're probably not just doing it for kicks.
If you're still worried about what the actual characters act like, watch the video I linked and look at some of the comments. It appears they're very sweet together.
Nope, haven't heard of it. But, I tend to live under a rock as far as "popular" things. XD (Also I live in VA, so perhaps the networks here don't play it. I can't recall ever seeing it on the channel guide thinger, so...*shrug
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Still, what a storm in a glass of water. Potentially pulling this couple offscreen is more offensive than to never go there in the first place.
So glad to live in the Netherlands.
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My point is, I support not supporting anything blindly, no matter what. What if Luke is a whiny bitch and Noah is a walking gay stereotype? I have no idea, because I've never even heard of the show, yet I receive many pleas to vote for them. Should I? Shouldn't I? It's a fascinating philosophical dilemma. XD ( ... )
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Anyway. My thoughts. If an organization like the AFA is attempting to get a gay couple off the screen based solely on the principle that homosexuality is wrong, then it is our duty as those who embrace and support the homosexual lifestyle to push back against them. And why would P&G be conducting a poll if they weren't...y'know...trying to collect a sampling of public opinion? Obviously I don't know what they'll do with the info, but they're probably not just doing it for kicks.
If you're still worried about what the actual characters act like, watch the video I linked and look at some of the comments. It appears they're very sweet together.
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