actually, I saved this because we were saying it so often it seemed prudent:
there is a line and sometimes you have to stand up and say "this isnt good enough" would you complain is a restaurant gave you food poisoning? or would you just never go again? of course, the majority of people would complain. they would do so to protect others. and because the restaurant should be held accountable.
soaps make a habit of painting infertile women and bereaved mothers as psychotic, baby stealing harpies. this isnt just about ronnie in EE, its about may the doctor in EE, claires friend in corrie, kevins ex wife in corrie, the scouse woman from hollyoaks and so mant others.
people have difficulty separating soaps from reality. look at all the actors and actresses who are abused and threatened because of their characters storyline. the actor who plays aaron in Emmerdale was beaten up when his character came out, sam womack has been subjected to abuse as "ronnie" while out with her children. and most recently there were incidents where people rang up the tram hq in manchester to see if the corrie crash had affected service.
people DO say "it could happen, I saw that thing on tv where...." and they are referring to soaps.
soaps "pride" themselves on realism, thats why they research, and they quote that research when challenged. people think the current storyline has the backing of FSIDS. they backed the cot death story, not the swap. and fwiw, they havent educated one jot about SIDS, just told us that we shouldnt leave a baby alone, just incase....
saying that ronnie has "mental health issues" isnt an argument. so its ok to show someone as a deranged nutter who will swap her dead baby for a live one? doesnt that then open up whole new groups of people who could be offended by the story?
I am lucky enough to never have lost a child, but people are still awkward when I hold new babies. when I was at my lowest ebb, sil had a dd and wouldnt let me hold her or babysit alone. in case i "did something silly" backed up by mils "it happens, look at that woman on corrie". people DO think like this. dont believe us, fine. but there are so many stories like this on these boards.
There are NO documented cases of a bereaved mother stealing someone elses baby. there arent. baby swap is incredibly rare, the majority of cases occur as a result of hospital error, and most cases of baby "snatching" occur when a woman has been "building up" via pschotic illness, having faked a pg. if you have proof to contrary, where a bereaved mother steals someone elses child, please post it
If you dont think that the story is upsetting and/or do not want to complain/boycott, that is really up to you. we dont want to brainwash anyone. its not a cult. many people have used the "freedom of speech" argument about why the storyline should stand. the kicker with freedom of speech is that it goes both ways. you dont have to be outraged, just accept that we are.
posting to a group of bereaved mothers that they should "GET A GRIP!!!!" (always in capitals) and/or "GET OVER IT!!!!" (again with the capitals
) is not helpful