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Maxcident Posts: 7,270 Forum Member ✭
19/01/21 - 10:27 in Soaps #1
In light of a recent soap gossip article released by the Metro, which states that there is a proposal on the horizon for Ballum (🙄), I believe that soaps still convey a very much stereotypical, and traditional representation of relationships. In the article it states, that Callum goes to pick up Lexi from school, but can’t collect her because he isn’t on the approved parents list - or something like that anyway. Anyway, when Ben asks Lola to put Callum on that list, she flat out refuses, and says until their relationship is ‘official’, then she won’t. Why does a marriage constitute as an official relationship in this woman’s eyes, and a simple partnership doesn’t, especially considering how she’s never been married before (I think), yet she considered her relationships with Peter, Jay, Ewan and soon to be Isaac, as ‘official’ - See the hypocrisy there.
The article made me think how most of he endgame couples in soap, always have to marry at some point. When in reality, one, most residents of the soap sets, don’t even look like they can afford weddings galore (McQueens and Dingles, anyone?), and two, I imagine at least half of the couples today, don’t marry.
Do you think that soaps have an outdated approach to relationships, and should this change?
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persi Posts: 21,689
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19/01/21 - 10:55 #2
Maxcident wrote: »
In light of a recent soap gossip article released by the Metro, which states that there is a proposal on the horizon for Ballum (🙄), I believe that soaps still convey a very much stereotypical, and traditional representation of relationships. In the article it states, that Callum goes to pick up Lexi from school, but can’t collect her because he isn’t on the approved parents list - or something like that anyway. Anyway, when Ben asks Lola to put Callum on that list, she flat out refuses, and says until their relationship is ‘official’, then she won’t. Why does a marriage constitute as an official relationship in this woman’s eyes, and a simple partnership doesn’t, especially considering how she’s never been married before (I think), yet she considered her relationships with Peter, Jay, Ewan and soon to be Isaac, as ‘official’ - See the hypocrisy there.
The article made me think how most of he endgame couples in soap, always have to marry at some point. When in reality, one, most residents of the soap sets, don’t even look like they can afford weddings galore (McQueens and Dingles, anyone?), and two, I imagine at least half of the couples today, don’t marry.
Do you think that soaps have an outdated approach to relationships, and should this change?
I'm not sure the spoiler article gives the full picture re: Lola's views. From what I've seen she's just trying to nudge Ben into doing what he's already said he wants to do but hasn't put into action yet. He's told Jay he wants to marry Callum so Lola probably knows as well by that point and is encouraging him to get on with it.
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19/01/21 - 11:08 #3
Marriage is so important to soaps as they set up an opportunity for all kinds of dramatic twists and turns
When was the last one that went off without any shenanigans?
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Scrabbler Posts: 53,674
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19/01/21 - 11:09 edited 19/01/21 - 11:10 #4
persi wrote: »
Maxcident wrote: »
In light of a recent soap gossip article released by the Metro, which states that there is a proposal on the horizon for Ballum (🙄), I believe that soaps still convey a very much stereotypical, and traditional representation of relationships. In the article it states, that Callum goes to pick up Lexi from school, but can’t collect her because he isn’t on the approved parents list - or something like that anyway. Anyway, when Ben asks Lola to put Callum on that list, she flat out refuses, and says until their relationship is ‘official’, then she won’t. Why does a marriage constitute as an official relationship in this woman’s eyes, and a simple partnership doesn’t, especially considering how she’s never been married before (I think), yet she considered her relationships with Peter, Jay, Ewan and soon to be Isaac, as ‘official’ - See the hypocrisy there.
The article made me think how most of he endgame couples in soap, always have to marry at some point. When in reality, one, most residents of the soap sets, don’t even look like they can afford weddings galore (McQueens and Dingles, anyone?), and two, I imagine at least half of the couples today, don’t marry.
Do you think that soaps have an outdated approach to relationships, and should this change?
I'm not sure the spoiler article gives the full picture re: Lola's views. From what I've seen she's just trying to nudge Ben into doing what he's already said he wants to do but hasn't put into action yet. He's told Jay he wants to marry Callum so Lola probably knows as well by that point and is encouraging him to get on with it.
Its not really Lolas business to be concerned about Bens marital status.
Im sure this is just plot driven rather than being motivated by the character. Lola has never seemed a traditionalist.
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wiggles247 Posts: 48,170
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19/01/21 - 13:24 edited 19/01/21 - 13:26 #5
Gulftastic wrote: »
Marriage is so important to soaps as they set up an opportunity for all kinds of dramatic twists and turns
When was the last one that went off without any shenanigans?
Off the top of my head, Robert and Aaron's (ED) official one (although that was surrounded by the death of Aaron's half-sister so wasn't drama free on a more global scale). And l can't remember about Sam and Lydia's??
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[Deleted User] Posts: 0
20/01/21 - 21:55 #6
Yes it's a bit outdated now. And they should have more single people.
They used to have more stories in cee that weren't revolving around relationships. It's easier to create the drama that way but there is plenty more they could do.1
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