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Very harsh from the EastEnders writers!
They don't like their characters to be happy, but that was pretty dark.
Ben doesn't have much luck does he, and now this. Very emotional scenes tonight. ![]() I understand these things happen, but that was not putting out a good/positive message for the LGBT community. Poor Ben! Some very eye opening stuff. |
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It can be argued that it can be good to raise awareness of homophobia and hate crimes. Hopefully this will have a bigger effect than Shabnam's ordeal (by the gang, not her stillbirth) and raise awareness that stuff like this happens, and its perhaps even more poignant now after the events of Orlando.
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do you need the advice line?
I think it raises a good question actually and awareness to un needed violence Ben has started the fight not the homophobes, if he had kept his fists away and walked off would Paul still be alive ![]() perish the thought, I shall not think of that again
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Homophobia is pretty invisible these days, but it's still there, lurking in the background. The soaps themselves still receive the same amount of homophobic abuse from viewers as they ever did. The social media feeds are constantly littered with vile messages, especially on anonymous platforms like YouTube and online news articles.
I'm so glad EastEnders are highlighting the issue. I think something like this, happening to a likeable character, does far more for the gay community than any other gay-themed story. It raises questions and makes the viewer think how could something so brutal happen to a generally nice guy like Paul. I'm only annoyed they didn't show us the attack. People need to see it to believe it. Not nice, but necessary. |
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I think this weeks episodes have been brilliant.
I am also not displeased that we didn't see the attack, sometimes things are best left to the imagination. As somebody who lost a friend to a homophobic attack I have found it hard enough to watch, I'm glad to have not seen it tbh. Harry has done himself and the programme proud, as have Lin and Roger their portrayals of grief, struggle and pain have been heart wrenching. The scenes with Jay and Ben were fantastic two young actors at the top of their game, being able to portray so much with so few words. They really do work fantastically well together. Well done EE keep up the good work
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I think this weeks episodes have been brilliant.
I am also not displeased that we didn't see the attack, sometimes things are best left to the imagination. As somebody who lost a friend to a homophobic attack I have found it hard enough to watch, I'm glad to have not seen it tbh. Harry has done himself and the programme proud, as have Lin and Roger their portrayals of grief, struggle and pain have been heart wrenching. The scenes with Jay and Ben were fantastic two young actors at the top of their game, being able to portray so much with so few words. They really do work fantastically well together. Well done EE keep up the good work ![]() This weeks EastEnders episodes have been brilliant. Such real emotion, excellent scripts and superb acting from Harry, Lin and Roger over the death of Paul. It's been amazing that the quality has increased so much from last week and the episodes have been heart wrenching. It's been really good actually that all of the soaps have been half decent at the same time. It's actually a pleasure to switch from one soap to another and they are all brilliant at the moment. I agree regarding not seeing the attack. For some it would be too close to home to watch it and there is no way it could be done properly without the Ofcom brigade on speed dial because their little darlings have been subjected to horror on a supposed 'family show'.
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I think this weeks episodes have been brilliant.
I am also not displeased that we didn't see the attack, sometimes things are best left to the imagination. As somebody who lost a friend to a homophobic attack I have found it hard enough to watch, I'm glad to have not seen it tbh. Harry has done himself and the programme proud, as have Lin and Roger their portrayals of grief, struggle and pain have been heart wrenching. The scenes with Jay and Ben were fantastic two young actors at the top of their game, being able to portray so much with so few words. They really do work fantastically well together. Well done EE keep up the good work ![]() |
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It can be argued that it can be good to raise awareness of homophobia and hate crimes. Hopefully this will have a bigger effect than Shabnam's ordeal (by the gang, not her stillbirth) and raise awareness that stuff like this happens, and its perhaps even more poignant now after the events of Orlando.
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They don't like their characters to be happy, but that was pretty dark.
Ben doesn't have much luck does he, and now this. Very emotional scenes tonight. ![]() I understand these things happen, but that was not putting out a good/positive message for the LGBT community. Poor Ben! Some very eye opening stuff. I argued earlier it was disappointing the BBC did not include a helpline at the end, given how harrowing it was. That said it was very good. Gay characters should not be exempt from harrowing plots, especially as this is a very real occurrence still. |
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True but why couldnt they have shown the scene where they were attacked? They've shown violent scenes before.
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I think this weeks episodes have been brilliant.
I am also not displeased that we didn't see the attack, sometimes things are best left to the imagination. As somebody who lost a friend to a homophobic attack I have found it hard enough to watch, I'm glad to have not seen it tbh. Harry has done himself and the programme proud, as have Lin and Roger their portrayals of grief, struggle and pain have been heart wrenching. The scenes with Jay and Ben were fantastic two young actors at the top of their game, being able to portray so much with so few words. They really do work fantastically well together. Well done EE keep up the good work ![]() |
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do you need the advice line?
I think it raises a good question actually and awareness to un needed violence Ben has started the fight not the homophobes, if he had kept his fists away and walked off would Paul still be alive ![]() perish the thought, I shall not think of that again ![]() I suppose you could argue it is a good thing they are raising awareness. |
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Well homophobia was involved, regardless of the physical side of it, Paul and Ben were attacked.
The signs have been there all along of Ben struggling to be comfortable in his own skin. Even tonight when the officer asked Ben to confirm that he and Paul were a couple, he hesitated and looked at Phil. We are seeing homophobia as a factor in Paul's murder, an extreme case n but also in Phil and indeed, Ben's own internal homophobia. Its a very good story. Very realistic. Tonight was heartbreaking. Nice to see the Square united in the Vic. |
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They don't like their characters to be happy, but that was pretty dark.
Ben doesn't have much luck does he, and now this. Very emotional scenes tonight. ![]() I understand these things happen, but that was not putting out a good/positive message for the LGBT community. Poor Ben! Some very eye opening stuff. |
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do you need the advice line?
I think it raises a good question actually and awareness to un needed violence Ben has started the fight not the homophobes, if he had kept his fists away and walked off would Paul still be alive ![]() perish the thought, I shall not think of that again ![]() |
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Well homophobia was involved, regardless of the physical side of it, Paul and Ben were attacked.
The signs have been there all along of Ben struggling to be comfortable in his own skin. Even tonight when the officer asked Ben to confirm that he and Paul were a couple, he hesitated and looked at Phil. We are seeing homophobia as a factor in Paul's murder, an extreme case n but also in Phil and indeed, Ben's own internal homophobia. Its a very good story. Very realistic. Tonight was heartbreaking. Nice to see the Square united in the Vic. |
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I think this weeks episodes have been brilliant.
I am also not displeased that we didn't see the attack, sometimes things are best left to the imagination. As somebody who lost a friend to a homophobic attack I have found it hard enough to watch, I'm glad to have not seen it tbh. Harry has done himself and the programme proud, as have Lin and Roger their portrayals of grief, struggle and pain have been heart wrenching. The scenes with Jay and Ben were fantastic two young actors at the top of their game, being able to portray so much with so few words. They really do work fantastically well together. Well done EE keep up the good work ![]() Atleast he/she is in a place that isn't so hateful and cruel now. I am lucky not to know anyone involved in an homophobic attack yet.
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I think this weeks episodes have been brilliant.
I am also not displeased that we didn't see the attack, sometimes things are best left to the imagination. As somebody who lost a friend to a homophobic attack I have found it hard enough to watch, I'm glad to have not seen it tbh. Harry has done himself and the programme proud, as have Lin and Roger their portrayals of grief, struggle and pain have been heart wrenching. The scenes with Jay and Ben were fantastic two young actors at the top of their game, being able to portray so much with so few words. They really do work fantastically well together. Well done EE keep up the good work ![]() Quote:
The message is that when you are a victim of crime you tell the Police the whole truth.
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Homophobia is still around us and Homophobic crimes are still happening.
I have to praise EastEnders for this, Paul was very out and happy with his sexuality but Ben due to Phil's homophobia has struggled to accept his sexuality and now his boyfriend has been murdered in a brutal attack so what next for Ben? I am surprised that Masood has not had a scene with Phil- it took Masood and Zainab a long time to accept Syed being gay but they came around around- Phil is still struggling with this. Pam and Les have always been accepting of Paul. Lin Blakely and Harry Reid have been superb this week and I really liked the scene between Pam and Belinda- it was very touching. |
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Ben has started the fight not the homophobes, if he had kept his fists away and walked off would Paul still be alive
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I don't think we needed to see the attack. I don't think Ben's anguish at what happened would have worked as well if we had seen it. The way he spat out the word 'faggot' had me in tears. It was a powerful piece of television and I don't think it would've been the same had we seen what happened.
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BIB: Sorry to hear about that Aaron. I once read about a homophobic attack where a poor man had acid poured into his eyes, and I was just sat there in utter shock thinking how could somebody do this to someone just because they like men not women? It's horrifying. Last year there was over 5000 homophobic attacks in the UK and therefore I think it is important homophobic attacks are highlighted, as much as LGBT people are accepted these days there will always be those narrow minded bigoted individuals who feel they have the right to invade on other's personal matters just because of their views.
This weeks EastEnders episodes have been brilliant. Such real emotion, excellent scripts and superb acting from Harry, Lin and Roger over the death of Paul. It's been amazing that the quality has increased so much from last week and the episodes have been heart wrenching. It's been really good actually that all of the soaps have been half decent at the same time. It's actually a pleasure to switch from one soap to another and they are all brilliant at the moment. I agree regarding not seeing the attack. For some it would be too close to home to watch it and there is no way it could be done properly without the Ofcom brigade on speed dial because their little darlings have been subjected to horror on a supposed 'family show'. ![]() Then Ben his not wanting in front of Phil it was a homophobic cause. naturally he will feel/be guilty of causing the fight and Paul being the fatality. Yes mabe there are anti homosexual skin heady types........(usually homosexuals denying selfs hiomosexuality by such skinhady thuggy types) Soaps of late are not really very entertaining all violence etc.... I am indoors or bed at a time when/if these 'types' are about in real life |
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Homophobia is pretty invisible these days, but it's still there, lurking in the background. The soaps themselves still receive the same amount of homophobic abuse from viewers as they ever did. The social media feeds are constantly littered with vile messages, especially on anonymous platforms like YouTube and online news articles.
I'm so glad EastEnders are highlighting the issue. I think something like this, happening to a likeable character, does far more for the gay community than any other gay-themed story. It raises questions and makes the viewer think how could something so brutal happen to a generally nice guy like Paul. I'm only annoyed they didn't show us the attack. People need to see it to believe it. Not nice, but necessary. |
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