I can just *imagine* the articles if that happened. The producer who did it would probably be hounded out of a job.
A *bit*!? You have far more patience than I! I end conversations when I learn anyone “identifies” as this sort of thing and don’t enter conversation in the first place if I find out beforehand. It’s draining.My thinking exactly. It’s getting a bit tiresome now
I think it the person actually did identify as a male/they. They would not feel comfortable portraying a female even if it is fictional. Elliot page spoke out about how painful it was for him to play the female roles as Ellen page. Sorry I’m just not buying talia/tylan
Cancel culture is an evil thing and it's usually the non-binaries that start the witch hunts.
I agree. She/they/he (???) was definitely brought in to tick a few boxes with them having autism. And now another box they can tick with them being non binary.
I think part of the reason why Sally has been generally well received is that she is written as a normal person who happens to be trans - well, as "normal" as it gets for HollyoaksI agree. She/they/he (???) was definitely brought in to tick a few boxes with them having autism. And now another box they can tick with them being non binary.
***duck sake the amount of times I reread that and changed words to make sure I'm not being offensive
She experiences realistic difficulties that come with being trans, but her character doesn't revolve around it. The same is true of Courtney's disability. Whereas Brooke comes across much more as wanting a character to fill a certain "minority" role and it'll likely get worse from here. It's irritating partly because we know Hollyoaks can do betterTotally agree I love Sally and actually forget that she's trans until it's mentioned which is very rarely. I literally fast forward Brookes scenes I don't even know what the deal is with her and Imran I just see them both sitting looking dull. He's another character I wish they'd get rid of.I think part of the reason why Sally has been generally well received is that she is written as a normal person who happens to be trans - well, as "normal" as it gets for Hollyoaks
I absolutely love sally!! Excellent actress too!I think part of the reason why Sally has been generally well received is that she is written as a normal person who happens to be trans - well, as "normal" as it gets for Hollyoaks
One thing I did pick up on, though they may still do this, is the George/Sally scene when he called her something like “a bitter old woman”, when JP wasn’t there. I thought that to be fitting in with his characters dark side he would refer to her as a man and deliberately use the word “dad” when nobody was in earshot.
I like Imran although I didn’t at first. But I think he has been dragged down by Brooke, he wasn’t ever the most dynamic character but I thought he was fine as (old) Ollie’s best mate and when the three of them and Juliet used to hang out. Now he is boring just moping around after Brooke. But I have faith that he could be a good character again
I cannot stand her.
I actually don't mind Imran, he needs a new storyline.Imran is great but do we really want to watch more of this non binary nonsense
with the worst actor on the show (Brooke) him/theyEyyyyyyyyy what a SHOUT
100%
I guarantee they'll talk about how they're using this as an opportunity to teach about autism and non-binary people etc. etc. except ... we've already had Ripley, who is non-binary. We've already had Brooke, who is autistic. Do we need to have yet another storyline about both this soon? If the actor wanted Brooke to be made non-binary, it doesn't have to be the focus of an entire OTT plot. (I will lose it if Brooke's name is changed to Brylan!)Imran is great but do we really want to watch more of this non binary nonsense
I think they know that a lot of people want to see that happen but are sticking to the "we can't keep the same couple together for 'too long'" mandate
Same! And the fact Brooke was almost horrified when Juliet made the pass at her last New Years.. she made it pretty clear she was very much straight. I think hollyoaks are trying to shoehorn in the latest fad
