There isn't much to say on the subject of the abortion talk, other than the fact that I was wrong. Yes, that is right, I was wrong. They actually discussed abortion. Of course we knew that they weren't going to do it, they couldn't condone abortion without outrage and it is the only way to get Mama Rose back in later on (because remember she disappeared).
Anyway, most of what they said was decent.
Tash: "I know this sounds terrible but I don't know how I am going to feel about the baby... On top of all that I don't know if I am ready to have a baby."
When she said the first part I wasn't at all surprised, there aren't that many people who could bring the progeny of their rapist into the world and love it without always thinking about what happened. It was the second part that came as a surprise- contemplating having an abortion just because she wasn't ready to have a child. Absolute blasphemy in the do-good world of Home and Away! So, what is the word, progressive?
Of course what Robbie wanted was more obvious, he wanted her to keep the baby:
Robbie: "All I know I love you and I know we can get through anything no matter how desperate... What happened isn't the baby's fault."
You see he talks about the baby as though it is a baby, not just a foetus, which makes Tasha think twice. Of course this talk about the foetus as a life rather than as a lump of meat would likely infuriate the pro-choice crowd.
But what would have pleased them is when Tash asks Robbie to make the decision for her and he tells her that he can't make that decision for her.
In the end Tash says: "No matter how I tried to justify it in my head I can't get rid of it... What Jonah did to me was awful but I can't take it out on an innocent child." More talk of the foetus as a life rather than a part of the mother's body.
This is a touchy subject that everyone has a view on, but what was so good was that they actually discussed it on H&A. I'll leave it at that.
Sexual harassment on the other hand and the treatment of women in what is generally a man's world has been done rather poorly.
Rachel is the new girl in town, a psychiatrist and doctor who was pretty much put in there to replace Flynn. Since moving to The Bay she has been sexually harassed and bribed by her boss, Dr. Helpman. As a doctor and supposedly a smart person you'd think she would have been smart enough to call him on it early, collect evidence and all of that. Instead she lets him continue to pressure her.
When he discovers that she has had a relationship with a prior patient he blackmails her- have sex with him or he will tell the Board. This in itself should get him fired immediately, but of course she's not smart enough to have told someone.
Its only after she saves his child and he still harasses her that she finally, after weeks, calls the department. FINALLY!
What is making it worse is that there are other women standing around watching it happening and doing nothing about it. There is something going on in H&A where women seem fine with watching other women being abused by men.
Good point: they are showing the way that men are favoured in the working world by having Dr. Helpman only put under investigation yet Rachel gets suspended because she had a consensual relationship with a patient. See, Man tried to force woman to have sex= Nothing. Woman has sex at all= Bad.
I'm going to guess that Rachel finally gets Helpman kicked out, because The Bay needs a doctor! And of course they are going to have good things happen to their characters. Everything works out eventually.
Anyway, most of what they said was decent.
Tash: "I know this sounds terrible but I don't know how I am going to feel about the baby... On top of all that I don't know if I am ready to have a baby."
When she said the first part I wasn't at all surprised, there aren't that many people who could bring the progeny of their rapist into the world and love it without always thinking about what happened. It was the second part that came as a surprise- contemplating having an abortion just because she wasn't ready to have a child. Absolute blasphemy in the do-good world of Home and Away! So, what is the word, progressive?
Of course what Robbie wanted was more obvious, he wanted her to keep the baby:
Robbie: "All I know I love you and I know we can get through anything no matter how desperate... What happened isn't the baby's fault."
You see he talks about the baby as though it is a baby, not just a foetus, which makes Tasha think twice. Of course this talk about the foetus as a life rather than as a lump of meat would likely infuriate the pro-choice crowd.
But what would have pleased them is when Tash asks Robbie to make the decision for her and he tells her that he can't make that decision for her.
In the end Tash says: "No matter how I tried to justify it in my head I can't get rid of it... What Jonah did to me was awful but I can't take it out on an innocent child." More talk of the foetus as a life rather than a part of the mother's body.
This is a touchy subject that everyone has a view on, but what was so good was that they actually discussed it on H&A. I'll leave it at that.
Sexual harassment on the other hand and the treatment of women in what is generally a man's world has been done rather poorly.
Rachel is the new girl in town, a psychiatrist and doctor who was pretty much put in there to replace Flynn. Since moving to The Bay she has been sexually harassed and bribed by her boss, Dr. Helpman. As a doctor and supposedly a smart person you'd think she would have been smart enough to call him on it early, collect evidence and all of that. Instead she lets him continue to pressure her.
When he discovers that she has had a relationship with a prior patient he blackmails her- have sex with him or he will tell the Board. This in itself should get him fired immediately, but of course she's not smart enough to have told someone.
Its only after she saves his child and he still harasses her that she finally, after weeks, calls the department. FINALLY!
What is making it worse is that there are other women standing around watching it happening and doing nothing about it. There is something going on in H&A where women seem fine with watching other women being abused by men.
Good point: they are showing the way that men are favoured in the working world by having Dr. Helpman only put under investigation yet Rachel gets suspended because she had a consensual relationship with a patient. See, Man tried to force woman to have sex= Nothing. Woman has sex at all= Bad.
I'm going to guess that Rachel finally gets Helpman kicked out, because The Bay needs a doctor! And of course they are going to have good things happen to their characters. Everything works out eventually.
Labels: Abortion, Rape, Sexual Harrasment
