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Originally Posted by Maggy J
I hate storylines like this.. it's claimed to be 'educational' but I see it as taking a really awful experience and trivialising it for entertainment.
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There are two ways they can handle it. If they go for the shock value, then they may just trivialise it.
If they do attempt to educate people (and previously, Eastenders does seem to have favoured this approach), then it could be good. As an example of a storyline that supposedly educated people, I cite the storyline in the 90s of Joe (or Jaw as my family nicknamed him) Wicks. For those who don't know, the character started off as a typical soap teenager and over the space of 2 or 3 years gradually became both more and more paranoid and eccentric (in a disturbing, not entertaining way) before being diagnosed with a mental illness. They took the time to show not only the effects on Joe, but also the effects on all the characters he was involved with.
Mental health charities even congratulated EE for showing that not all mentall illness comes on quickly.
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Originally Posted by Maggy J
I don't know if that would be the case..but I sometimes think that such story lines may be excruciating for someone who has been a victim and a reminder of something they may never come to terms with.
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On the other hand, if it is handled well and shows people who aren't in a position where they have had training what signs to look for, is that not a good thing?
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Anyway I think that there are too many soaps showing situations such as these far too early in the evening.After 9 pm might be a better idea for some of the more adult themes...
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Paedophilia mostly affects kids. I am not denying the effect it must have on the rest of the family (either the victim's or the paedophile's), but surely the person most affected is the kid it is done to.
If this storyline is handled well and senstively, it may help a victim's friends to spot the signs that he or she is a victim, and help them to know what to do.
That is of course, If.