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By Patti G
5/11/13
I have been watching AMC for many, many years and have always been proud
that they have taken a stand on many controversial topics. Years ago, the
character Devon Shepherd was seeing a therapist who was gay, and Devon
thought she might be gay as well. This was way back in the 70’s, so you can
understand how this was received at the time by many. Later on, Laurel
Banning (Lily’s mother) had a brother who came to town. His name was Michael
Delaney. He was a teacher at the high school, and he was gay. He had a
relationship that many in Pine Valley did not understand or approve of.
There was another young character that was just coming to terms with his
sexuality and being gay. Surprisingly, it was Palmer Cortlandt who was one
of this young boy's biggest defenders and supporters.
I bring this up because I am a bit disappointed with how they have
treated the character of Bianca over the years. Bianca revealing that she
was gay was a big deal on the show. She has always been very vocal about her
sexuality and defending gay rights. In the beginning, Bianca had a
relationship with a girl from school who was gay. The mother of this girl
talked her out of the relationship with Bianca and even got her daughter to
marry a boy. Bianca then became involved with Maggie Stone. This
relationship ended. Next it was a relationship with Reese. That also ended.
Finally at the end of the show on ABC, Bianca had fallen in love with
Marissa. We now find out it was Marissa that was shot and killed the night
of the party. First, why are all of Bianca’s love interests women who had
previously not been in gay relationships and then suddenly realized they
were gay? Are there no gay women that Bianca can meet and have a
relationship with? It would be nice to see her meet a gay woman, have the
normal relationship with ups and downs, and finally maybe get married and
have the normal married life’s ups and downs.
WOW! Miranda thinks Bianca used a sperm donor. That’s going to be some
reveal. I cannot believe that in all this time no one has ever slipped and
mentioned that Miranda was born from Bianca being raped? If the kids in her
school know so much about her mom being gay, I find it hard to believe, with
the internet, that no one has found this information out and used it against
Miranda before now.
Dixie’s upset about David shooting JR? What about JR killing Marissa? I
have been watching these past two weeks. While David shooting JR was wrong,
he went to prison. Everyone seems to be treating JR like he did nothing. I
would think now that JR has come out of his coma, he would be charged with
Marissa’s death. I feel bad for AJ. His father killed his mother and his
grandfather shot his father. I also feel bad for David, who has once again
lost another child.
Well, that’s about all for now. Have a great week.
Patti G
Respond:
pbgjng@aol.com
Read all about Patti's visit to AMC's NYC studios on
8/17/09.
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