I just read the comments and it seems to just be people saying get rid of elaine and people crying demanding an explanation as to why max bowden has been axed
Eastenders #26 Stick a fork in me, I'm done!
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I can't imagine why a racist would adopt a black child either, there would have been far more white babies to adopt then anyway as single mothers weren't the norm as they are now and abortions were not legal, so I don't see why he would opt to bring up a black child??George's dad might be racist (although not yet proved) but why would he adopt or buy a black baby if that's the caseit doesn't make any sense. I do think he's creepy though and I bet he did lech after Cindy.
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I remember an old gent who called his granddaughters boy as wellMy grandad used to call all the boys in our family boyā¦ and theyāre all whiteā¦ and boys for that matter
What I donāt get is how the dad managed to raise George but he didnāt realise he was racist?
Iām mixed and my dad was white. I feel like I would have known if the man raising me had an issue with my skin colour
Iām mixed and my dad was white. I feel like I would have known if the man raising me had an issue with my skin colour
Probably cos of money from private fostering which was much less formal and sadly less scrutiny as there wasnāt a bureaucratic social care system with safeguards. Contrast with what Whit and Zack have gone through is what EE are showing us.
I can't imagine why a racist would adopt a black child either, there would have been far more white babies to adopt then anyway as single mothers weren't the norm as they are now and abortions were not legal, so I don't see why he would opt to bring up a black child??
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I remember an old gent who called his granddaughters boy as well
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I didnāt know that re the slavery association. I just didnāt see any racist vibes in todays ep but happy to accept the education!
I'll give that a miss thenI just read the comments and it seems to just be people saying get rid of elaine and people crying demanding an explanation as to why max bowden has been axed
Max has obviously been sacked due to his off screen behaviour not because they want to get rid of Ben Mitchell. They'll probably ask him to sort himself out and maybe he'll then be able to come back at a later date. If he doesn't sort himself out then they'll have to recast in the future.
I'm off and on about Eeeeelaine. Sometimes I quite like her because she's obviously not as self confident as she pretends to be. She does come across as quite theatrical but I have met people who are a bit like that in real life. I think we just don't see enough of her vulnerable side (unlike Linda who wears her heart on her sleeve).
George and Cindy would probably still be married if circumstances hadn't forced them apart. Eeeeelaine knows that and she's very insecure.
I'm glad George has got a story to give him more screen time (at last) even though I couldn't give a crap about his parents.
I agree about Elaine, I would like to see a more vulnerable side to her. I think the biggest thing for me is that she really is worlds apart from the previous Elaine (unsure of the actressās name) but from my memory they are just too different both looks and personality wise to even pass as the same character imoI'll give that a miss then
Max has obviously been sacked due to his off screen behaviour not because they want to get rid of Ben Mitchell. They'll probably ask him to sort himself out and maybe he'll then be able to come back at a later date. If he doesn't sort himself out then they'll have to recast in the future.
I'm off and on about Eeeeelaine. Sometimes I quite like her because she's obviously not as self confident as she pretends to be. She does come across as quite theatrical but I have met people who are a bit like that in real life. I think we just don't see enough of her vulnerable side (unlike Linda who wears her heart on her sleeve).
George and Cindy would probably still be married if circumstances hadn't forced them apart. Eeeeelaine knows that and she's very insecure.
I'm glad George has got a story to give him more screen time (at last) even though I couldn't give a crap about his parents.
This is a very raw definition, but basically anything that is said with the intention of racism but also gives the person saying it plausible deniability.
I've been watching a lot of videos about antisemitic dogwhistles and it's really eye opening
Elaine is just too āpantomimeā for me. Every scene sheās throwing her arms wide & giving a performance. Sheās not natural at all.
Knowing Eastenders, it's probably going to come out that Yolande is George's real Mum
I'd actually prefer that as I love Yolande's accent. She has a lovely voice and doesn't get enough to do generally.I like her accent. The other woman that was with Patrick. I canāt remember her name? She had a son
Her Trini accent never sounded good or authentic to me
Probably because there was money involved
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Sheree! She was a nasty piece of work
With baby farming couples pay to get a baby, nobody is going to pay them for taking a child.
It's basically baby selling and as @Eirawen pointed out if you were racist why would you take a black baby when white babies were probably available taken from young unmarried mothers at the time
The only way the couple get paid is fostering through social services.
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No, there would be money from the biological fam given to the foster couple
www.theguardian.com
āFarmedā: why were so many Black children fostered by white families in the UK?
From the 1950s, thousands of children of African parents were happily fostered by white British families. But for some, the well-intentioned plan was deeply damaging
www.theguardian.com
No, there would be money from the biological fam given to the foster couple
āFarmedā: why were so many Black children fostered by white families in the UK?
From the 1950s, thousands of children of African parents were happily fostered by white British families. But for some, the well-intentioned plan was deeply damaging
Those poor kids. It would be luck of the draw if they had anyone decent looking after them!I thought this story was like the racket Aunt Babe was running where she sold babies.
That is such an interesting article, albeit quite upsetting that some foster families would be so cruel to a child simply because of being both fostered and black.No, there would be money from the biological fam given to the foster couple
āFarmedā: why were so many Black children fostered by white families in the UK?
From the 1950s, thousands of children of African parents were happily fostered by white British families. But for some, the well-intentioned plan was deeply damaging
I found Georges dad to be treating him a like a slave barking orders at him. The reason they would've taken on a black baby would be for money.
I'm really interested in this storyline to see where it goes and what I can be educated about. I'm not an ignorant person but I also don't know everything that people of colour have gone through and still go through to this day. I'm ready to learn more because I want to be able to support those who face racism in their lives and be more clued up on the facts.
To those who have encountered racism; I'm sorry you've had to experience it.
I'm really interested in this storyline to see where it goes and what I can be educated about. I'm not an ignorant person but I also don't know everything that people of colour have gone through and still go through to this day. I'm ready to learn more because I want to be able to support those who face racism in their lives and be more clued up on the facts.
To those who have encountered racism; I'm sorry you've had to experience it.
That's the vibe I got! I immediately noticed that he didn't really speak to George about anything else, and when he did his tone was aggressive.
We live in such a racist world and it makes me so sad
, just wanted to shareā¦as you were, thanks for the laughs this thread is hilarious- Status