General Hospital - MESSAGE BOARDS

I'm completely lost with your post and accusations about Guza hating women.

You don't site any instances of victimization of women. You discuss Logan attacking Lulu and Maxie which hasn't played out yet so we don't know the story yet. However, last time Logan grabbed Lulu, she put him in a coma with a wrench. To me it wasn't about victimizing Lulu as showing a woman protecting herself. Also, did Lulu ever really trust Logan? Lulu tried to but I don't think she ever completely trusted him. Lulu also tried to love Logan but she didn't or she wouldn't have kept going back to Johnny. The only victimization of Lulu with Logan was from the fans of the show who thought she was an idiot to give Logan a chance after the bet.

Logan has been a jerk since day one. Coop even said that Logan was a jerk when they served together. However, the writers did give him an out on that one. Remember, he is on that drug that causes aggression and produces a sweet smell. That came out during the TMK.

The TMK s/l wasn't about victimizing women, it was about revenge and getting even with Sonny and Jason for the most part. Even the TMK ending was Liz causing the car to crash.

The only recent rape on the show was Irina raping Jax.

The core audience of the show is women. Women empathize more with other women than men. How many of us really got upset about Jax's rape? How many of us would have gotten upset if a woman had been raped?

You can't write good drama but never have anything bad happen to a woman. Recently though, even with the bad, the women are not being victims. Victims sit there and take it. These woman fight.

1. I never mentioned the Text message killer. I consider that a side step caused by the writer's strike.
2. Pysche is spelled p s y c h e. I consider that to be a person's spirit, as the word was originally intended. Sorry my use of a colloquialism like "not being breastfed" was so bothersome to so many. I guess it's more obscure than I had thought.
3. Emily and Elizabeth have also been raped. It seems to me, and god knows this is only my opinion as a viewer of the show for a measly 30 years, that violence against a woman has become a recent "go-to" idea for story propelling.
4. The head writer is just that, THE HEAD, he absolutely has the final word on any idea that comes from anybody on the team. I've been on a team of writers, I am sure on this point, but if you wish to differ in your opinion, go right ahead.
5. There can be other action, including action that shows women as strong, without it coming from them being physically attacked.
6. Women are the majority of viewers, that's why I thought maybe others felt the same way. All I said was it bothered me. And that I will no longer watch.
7. I have voiced my grievance to the Producers as well. Twice.
8. All the threads, discussing everything from Robin stopping her whining to when will Jason and Elizabeth get together are criticisms of the writing. I just chose to be direct. Writers are used to being criticized.
9. I didn't see it as a spoiler because the previews have shown on the network several times, clearly explaining what is coming up.
10. It was on that upcoming storyline that I based my decision to stop watching. That's just me. You are free to do whatever you want.

Rape has been a standard storytelling device in all soaps for as long as I can remember. Heavens, even Erica Kane was raped. Eden on Santa Barbara. Julia on Santa Barbara. My memory's not all that but also Jen on Days Of Our Lives, Carly, Days Of Our Lives, Valene on Knot's Landing...it's certainly not a recent plot device.

And somehow I doubt the head writer has more power than the executive producer. So Jill Farren Phelps (sp) has the final say on storylines and for all any of us know, this storyline was her idead.

I don't see any of these women as victims, since they do fight and try to protect themselves.

And I think that personal attack on Guza was uncalled for. Maybe the rules here need to be updated to include writer bashing. It's one thing to complain about writing, quite another to attack someone personally.

I think we're jumping to conclusions here. There is no rape storyline coming up on GH. There isn't, so if that's the only reason to stop watching there's no need. The violence on GH tends to be 50/50 toward men and women. I agree there tends to be a uneven balance on the way women are portrayed on this show but it doesn't have to do with rape or other violent acts. It's more about attitude IMO.

Rape is a crime that stay's with the person for the rest of their life and Gh tend's to use it over and over again, freely Luke did it to Laura that should have been the end of that dirty disgusting crime, he could found some other way, to end this charcther, too much abuse against woman on this show,trust me I do turn the TV off I didn't watch Thursday show, and if Monday it's the same thing I refuse, to watch woman being rape for rating's.

Well it looked like Logan was about to rape Maxie today, so I guess that invalid assumption was correct...