tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822203.post111521984064751154..comments2023-10-26T01:30:04.309-07:00Comments on Cool Beans: Abortion on TVbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04319515133437810916noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822203.post-44720834546251132622013-06-16T20:50:28.231-07:002013-06-16T20:50:28.231-07:00Welcome to the leading online Mandarin school that...Welcome to the leading online Mandarin school that makes you fluent in a short time -- all from the comfort of your home or office!I am a Chinese teacher,you can learn more about Chinese language info: <a href="http://www.allmandarin.com/" title="Learn Chinese" rel="nofollow"><strong>Learn Chinese</strong></a> | <a href="http://www.allmandarin.com/why-us" title="Learn mandarin" rel="nofollow"><love suprahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08310422896407583805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822203.post-77341709492315795102013-02-04T01:30:05.145-08:002013-02-04T01:30:05.145-08:00They are all beautiful and fashionable i have to s...They are all beautiful and fashionable i have to say, and my friends told me they are of good quality as well. 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And he goes on to say several times that they felt it was a sell out or cop out, the best ep they ever did in some ways, but Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822203.post-1129231490372552482005-10-13T12:24:00.000-07:002005-10-13T12:24:00.000-07:00I remember when Maude came on the air, and I loved...I remember when Maude came on the air, and I loved it! The 70's were a time when a number of "message" programs were broadcast -- and were very popular! It seemed to start with All in the Family, that tackled rape, racism, and a number of social justice issues. <BR/><BR/>What we are seeing today on television, and in the movies, is a product of too few decision makers. Five (or less) BAChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04394238321236592123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822203.post-1126764081008139742005-09-14T23:01:00.000-07:002005-09-14T23:01:00.000-07:00"TV reflects what will sell"This is so ignorant, a..."TV reflects what will sell"<BR/><BR/>This is so ignorant, and I speak as a professional marketer here. TV reflects what "professionals" *think* will sell. Time and time again it's been proven that the "professionals" are so wrong.<BR/><BR/>Gloria Steinem had to go door to door begging for advertisers for Ms. Magazine in the early 1970s. She had to explain that feminists were more likely to beSarahlynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13658866017847046987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822203.post-1123363787392212532005-08-06T14:29:00.000-07:002005-08-06T14:29:00.000-07:00"33 years ago, a strong, determined, and independe..."33 years ago, a strong, determined, and independent female character on TV had an abortion -- with no regrets". Maude was a politically motivated "agenda" show and that episode aired before millions of abortions were being performed annually in the US. The medical knowledge that we have in 2005 about life and fetal development is far greater today than in 1972. The accumulated knowledge of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822203.post-1117976033772010912005-06-05T05:53:00.000-07:002005-06-05T05:53:00.000-07:00I'm a bit ::cough:: of a Buffy fan and one of the ...I'm a bit ::cough:: of a Buffy fan and one of the interviews I read with Joss Whedon talked about writing a story about Jackie having an abortion when he was on Roseanne. He was quite excited about it, because it was dealing about real issues. Apparently the studio came back and said - keep the story but she can't have abortion, and the whole story got rewritten to her thinking she might be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822203.post-1116948169495921832005-05-24T08:22:00.000-07:002005-05-24T08:22:00.000-07:00Yes, the Degrassi episode made big news here -- pr...Yes, the Degrassi episode made big news here -- primarily because the US station that carries the show refused to air that episode. To this day, it still has not been aired.beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04319515133437810916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822203.post-1116684105630303762005-05-21T07:01:00.000-07:002005-05-21T07:01:00.000-07:00Degrassi: the Next Generation had a teenage girl w...Degrassi: the Next Generation had a teenage girl who had an abortion a season or two ago. But we already knew Canada (where the show's produced) was a more enlightened place...<BR/><BR/>CSI doesn't seem so bad for it, but CSI Miami drove me crazy with its highly reactionary values--it's very much about protecting women and children, and women and children needing to be protected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822203.post-1115830112566954402005-05-11T09:48:00.000-07:002005-05-11T09:48:00.000-07:00I didn't regularly watch "Party of Five," but I di...I didn't regularly watch "Party of Five," but I did watch the much-hyped episodes surrounded Naeve Campbell's character's pregnancy. I still remember feeling cheated when she decided to have an abortion then conveniently miscarried before she could follow through. Because of the way it was handled, I felt (and still feel) that pressure from advertisers and/or studio execs encouraged the writersSarahlynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13658866017847046987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822203.post-1115586323736764432005-05-08T14:05:00.000-07:002005-05-08T14:05:00.000-07:00Just to add: I'm aware there is no need to "skew t...Just to add: I'm aware there is no need to "skew toward patriarchal storytelling." I mean that they present a possibility for a more enlightened story, then they cover their ass in the final scenes with a patriarchal backup story. So men can turn off the telly feeling fine about themselves.Kay Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04944108413520042042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822203.post-1115586181017262052005-05-08T14:03:00.000-07:002005-05-08T14:03:00.000-07:00This is a bit of a drift, but I've noticed other v...This is a bit of a drift, but I've noticed other variations of skewing toward patriarchal storytelling lately too. A recent <I>CSI</I> epsiode featured the drug-addicted prostitute daughter of one of the cops on the show. The story revealed how the cop had failed his daughter (and how she had failed herself, I suppose), but in the end it was revealed she was the product of his ex-wife's Kay Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04944108413520042042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822203.post-1115562010689353562005-05-08T07:20:00.000-07:002005-05-08T07:20:00.000-07:00Right now, I'm finding this too depressing for wor...Right now, I'm finding this too depressing for words.........<BR/><BR/><BR/>Crys TAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822203.post-1115307599684472922005-05-05T08:39:00.000-07:002005-05-05T08:39:00.000-07:00I actually just saw that episode of House last nig...I actually just saw that episode of House last night (I had it on tape). I thought it was quite well done.<BR/><BR/>The interesting part, I found, was that they kept showing the "warning" for "sexual content, parental guidance suggested." The only thing even close to "sexual content" was the abortion. HUH?beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04319515133437810916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822203.post-1115256889275047042005-05-04T18:34:00.000-07:002005-05-04T18:34:00.000-07:00FYI, on last night's episode of "House" a 12-year-...FYI, on last night's episode of "House" a 12-year-old has an abortion. He honors confidentiality and doesn't tell her parents, though the last scene implies she told them herself afterward.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10822203.post-1115241225361431842005-05-04T14:13:00.000-07:002005-05-04T14:13:00.000-07:00A friend was telling me about this. Apparently in...A friend was telling me about this. Apparently in the subsequent episode she has all kinds of emotional problems post-abortion. I don't know exactly how the writers depicted that--but it doesn't sound too promising.thistlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07306367271958164742noreply@blogger.com