I received a link recently from one of the many Facebook "Do not cancel the soaps" pages that I belong to. (Sorry I can't remember which one) And I want to respond today to ALL who believe that we should simply "get over it" My anger is not only directed at Perez Hilton, but to ALL who share his crass opinion!!!! Perez was quoted in the article as saying "Nobody likes to see their favorite shows canceled, but it's a part of life, guys! Let's try and suck it up and move on, shall we?
Perez touts himself as being someone who has his finger on the pulse of entertainment, yet if Perez or anyone else who shares this viewpoint would bother to ask anyone in the soap community, from fans to actors and back again what the real reason is as to why the soaps are being taken away from us, I would like to think that they would not have the same response. But they are so selfish and self centered, that they probably would anyway. The executives at "the big 3" as the saying goes "NBC, CBS & ABC do not have any familiarity or history with Soaps. They are not concerned with the fact that this is a time honored section within the arts that has a multi-generational following & that predates television. All they are concerned with is the fact that they are too cheap to produce them. Our feelings be Damned! The Perez Hilton's of the world can complain about any and everything they please until the cows come home. We live in a country that emphasizes that we should fight for our rights and stand by our beliefs. Yet when we are in an uproar, we are having a hard time letting it go, and should get over it. It makes me throw up in my mouth a little bit that the soap community is held at a different standard! Viewers of Soaps DO NOT APOLOGIZE for being a soap fan, or your anger about them being taken away!!!! STAND STRONG until the end, and past it!!!
Perez Article: http://perezhilton.com/2011-05-18-soap-opera-fans-protest-cancelation-of-one-life-to-live-and-all-my-children
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